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Early Election Results Show Eisenkot Leading in Haifa, Likud Ahead Elsewhere

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Early results from Israel's 26th Knesset elections show Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party leading in Haifa, while Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is ahead in Netanya, Bat Yam, and Petah Tikva. In Netanya, Likud has 36.1% after 136 stations, and in Bat Yam, Likud has 31.3% after 40 stations. Haifa shows Yashar! with 21.6% after 234 stations. The final results may shift as more votes are counted.

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Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party leads in Haifa with 21.6% of votes counted.
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party leads in Netanya with 36.1% after 136 stations.
Likud also leads in Bat Yam with 31.3% and Petah Tikva with 25.9% of votes counted.
Yashar! is second in Netanya (14.7%), Bat Yam (17.6%), and Petah Tikva (19.7%).
Ultra-Orthodox parties dominate in Bnei Brak, with Yahadut HaTorah at 62.4%.

Early Election Results Show Eisenkot Leading in Haifa, Likud Ahead Elsewhere — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

As votes are tallied for the 26th Knesset elections, initial results from major Israeli cities reveal a divided picture. In Haifa, Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party is currently leading, while Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party holds the top position in Netanya, Bat Yam, and Petah Tikva. In Netanya, with votes from 136 polling stations counted, Likud secured 36.1% of the vote, significantly ahead of Yashar! at 14.7%.

In Bat Yam, after processing results from 40 stations, Likud garnered 31.3%, with Yashar! in second place at 17.6% and Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu (NDI) third with 15.6%. Petah Tikva, with 103 stations tallied, shows Likud with 25.9%, Yashar! with 19.7%, and Behad with 12.6%. Other parties in Petah Tikva include NDI (7.5%), Religious Zionism (7.2%), Otzma Yehudit (6%), Shas (5.6%), Democrats (4.5%), Miluimnikim (4%), and Yahadut HaTorah (3.3%).

Conversely, in Haifa, where 234 polling stations have reported, Yashar! leads with 21.6%. Likud follows with 18.6%, Behad with 12.1%, NDI with 10.4%, Democrats with 10%, and the United Arab List with 9.2%. Yahadut HaTorah received 3.8% and Otzma Yehudit 3.2% in Haifa.

In Bnei Brak, results from 29 stations indicate a strong showing for ultra-Orthodox parties, with Yahadut HaTorah leading at 62.4% and Shas at 24.4%. Other parties in Bnei Brak include Tzeva Shahor (3.2%), Likud (3%), and HaTzibur HaCharedi (0.6%). Officials caution that these figures represent only the counted votes and the final distribution may change as more ballots are processed.