Likud Gains Two Seats While Otzma Yehudit Loses Support Ahead of Israel's 26th Knesset Election

As Israel's 26th Knesset elections approach, a new i24NEWS poll reveals shifts in party standings. Likud leads with 30 seats, gaining two since the last survey. Gadi Eizenkot's Yisrael Beiteinu remains steady at 23 seats, while the Democrats hold 10 seats. Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu and United Torah Judaism each maintain nine seats. Shas holds eight seats, and the Yamina party led by Naftali Bennett increases by one seat to eight. Otzma Yehudit, led by Itamar Ben-Gvir, drops one seat to seven. Hadash-Ta'al loses two seats, now at six. Religious Zionism and Ra'am each retain five seats.

Several parties fail to cross the electoral threshold, including Moshe Feiglin's Zehut, the Zionist Home led by Hili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel, the economic party of Zelikha, the Unity party of Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein, Balad, Blue and White, and Noam.

Regarding bloc distribution, the coalition bloc holds 59 seats, the opposition bloc 50, and Arab parties collectively have 11 seats. The poll reflects ongoing political dynamics as parties finalize campaigns and legal challenges ahead of the vote.