Partial Election Results Show Likud Leading, Arab Parties Gaining

As the counting of votes for the 26th Knesset elections continues, approximately 51.8% of the ballots have been tallied as of Wednesday morning. The Likud party is currently leading with 27 seats, followed by Yesh Atid with 21 seats. The Joint List is showing significant strength, increasing its projected seat count to 12, while the Together party is projected to win 11 seats. Other parties' projected seat counts include Democrats and United Torah Judaism with 9 seats each, Yisrael Beiteinu with 8, Shas with 7, Otzma Yehudit dropping to 6, and Religious Zionism and Identity also with 6 seats. Ra'am is currently at 4 seats with 3.5% of the vote.

Based on the current preliminary results, the incumbent coalition is projected to secure 55 seats. The opposition bloc is estimated at 49 seats, with the Joint List at 12 and Ra'am at 4. Parties falling below the electoral threshold include the Reservists and Economic party at 2.64% and the Am Israel party, led by Ofer Vinter, at 1.65%. These figures are interim results and are subject to change as the vote count progresses.