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i24NEWS Poll Shows Bennett’s Party Losing Seats While New Arden-A Edelstein List Fails to Pass Threshold

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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · Aug 5, 2026

What happened

A recent i24NEWS poll shows Naftali Bennett’s party losing two seats, while the new Arden-Edelstein party fails to pass the electoral threshold. Likud remains the largest party with 28 seats, and the coalition is three seats short of a majority with 58 mandates.

  • 01Naftali Bennett’s "Together" party drops two seats to seven mandates in the latest poll.
  • 02The new party of Gilad Arden and Yuli Edelstein fails to cross the electoral threshold.
  • 03Likud remains largest party with 28 seats, losing one seat from previous poll.
  • 04Gadi Eizenkot’s party gains two seats, reaching 23 mandates.
  • 05Coalition holds 58 seats, three short of majority; opposition has 49 seats.
  • 06Several parties including Blue and White and Zehut fail to pass the threshold.

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Naftali BennettGadi EisenkotYair Golan
Organizationsi24NEWS, Direct Polls, Together, Likud, Democrats, United Torah Judaism, Yisrael Beiteinu, Otzma Yehudit

Full coverage · 3 outlets

The same event, reported separately by each newsroom. Open a few to compare what each emphasizes — and what they leave out.

Arutz ShevaRight · HebrewAug 6, 2026
i24NEWS Poll Shows Bennett’s Party Losing Seats While New Arden-A Edelstein List Fails to Pass Threshold
SrugimRight · HebrewAug 6, 2026
Yesh Atid Faces Major Losses as Only 6-8 MKs Expected to Return to Knesset
Behadrei HaredimRight · HebrewAug 5, 2026
Yesh Atid Faces Major Losses as Joint List with Bennett Slumps in Polls

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