Poll Shows Netanyahu's Likud Party Losing Support

A new poll published by the Maariv newspaper indicates a continued decline in support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, which has fallen to 18 Knesset seats. The overall coalition bloc's seat count remains largely unchanged at 50. The "Amcha Israel" party has re-entered the political landscape, securing 4 seats, while "Religious Zionism and Identity" has increased its representation to 6 seats. In the opposition, the "United Reservists List" and the "Economic Party" have crossed the electoral threshold, collectively gaining 4 seats. Conversely, "Yashar!" has lost two seats and "Democrats" has lost one. The Zionist opposition parties combined hold 54 seats, and Arab parties maintain 12 seats. If elections were held today, the distribution of Knesset seats would be: Yashar! (23), Likud (18), "Together" (13), Democrats (9), Yisrael Beiteinu (9), Otzma Yehudit (8), United Torah Judaism (7), Shas (7), United Arab List (7), Religious Zionism and Identity (6), Ra'am (5), Amcha Israel (4), "Milomanimani" (4), and "Economy" (4). Regarding preferred prime ministerial candidates, Gadi Eisenkot leads Netanyahu 48% to 40%, a gap of 8 percentage points. Netanyahu also trails Naftali Bennett 44% to 41%, but leads Avigdor Lieberman 42% to 38%.