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Israel Poll Shows Likud Slipping, Ben-Gvir's Party Reaching Double Digits
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A new i24NEWS poll shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party has dropped to 25 seats, while Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party has reached 10 seats. The survey projects the governing coalition will have 57 seats, four short of a Knesset majority. The poll was conducted by Direct Polls on October 18, 2026, with 525 adult participants.
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- Likud dropped to 25 seats in a new i24NEWS poll, remaining the largest party.
- Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party reached double digits for the first time, polling at 10 seats.
- The governing coalition is projected to have 57 seats, four short of the 61 needed for a Knesset majority.
- Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party remains unchanged at 21 seats, and Naftali Bennett's party holds 13 seats.
- The poll surveyed 525 adults and has a margin of error of ±4.2 percentage points.
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