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Likud Leads as Israeli Election Vote Count Nears Completion

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With 3,024 polling stations counted in Israel's election, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party leads with 23.36% of the vote. Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" is second at 15.74%, and Naftali Bennett's "Behad" is third with 8.53%. The vote count is ongoing, with earlier exit polls suggesting a lead for the right-wing bloc. Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Likud is the largest party and that Israel and the US have a chance to eliminate the threat of Iran.

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Likud leads with 23.36% of the vote after counting 3,024 polling stations.
Yashar! is in second place with 15.74%, and Behad is third with 8.53%.
1,216,002 voters have cast ballots, with 1,210,461 valid votes counted.
Exit polls from Channel 12 indicated a lead for the right-wing bloc with 52 mandates.
Likud's vote share decreased slightly compared to earlier counts.
Several parties, including Ra'am and Amcha Israel, are currently below the 3.25% electoral threshold.

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As of early Friday morning, October 28, 2026, with 3,024 out of an unspecified total number of polling stations counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is leading the Israeli election with 23.36% of the vote. Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party is in second place with 15.74%, followed by Naftali Bennett's "Behad" party at 8.53%.

The vote count is based on 1,216,002 ballots cast by voters out of 7,331,981 eligible citizens. Of these, 1,210,461 were deemed valid and 5,541 invalid. Following the top three, Avigdor Lieberman's "Yisrael Beiteinu" garnered 6.67%, "Yahadut HaTorah" received 6.64%, the "Joint List" secured 6.54%, and Itamar Ben-Gvir's "Otzma Yehudit" obtained 6.30%.

Other parties trailing include Yair Golan's "Democrats" with 5.78%, Shas with 5.75%, and a joint list of "Religious Zionism" and "Zehut" with 5.75%. Parties currently below the 3.25% electoral threshold are Ra'am with 3.20%, Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelicha's "Reservists and Economic" with 2.86%, and Ofer Winter's "Amcha Israel" with 1.82%. Benny Gantz's "Blue and White" party received only one vote.

Compared to earlier results from 02:38, Likud's percentage has decreased from 27.75%, while the "Joint List" and Ra'am saw increases from 3.38% and 1.02% respectively. The vote counting process is ongoing. Exit polls from Channel 12 indicated a lead for the right-wing bloc, with 52 mandates compared to 49 for other blocs.