From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Subdued mood at B’Yachad HQ as exit polls show party trailing Eisenkot’s Yashar
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
A relatively subdued atmosphere overtakes Naftali Bennett’s B’Yachad party headquarters in Tel Aviv, as exit polls project the former prime minister’s party at 12-14 seats.
A modest crowd of a few dozen supporters, many of them young adults, gathers to watch the projections, with little celebration as the results come in. One woman can be seen crying while gazing at the estimations.
The exit polls project B’Yachad as falling well behind Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar — meaning the latter is highly likely to be the opposition bloc’s candidate for prime minister — even as the broader opposition bloc edges ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc, without securing a majority and with any path to a coalition unclear.
Party leaders Bennett and Yair Lapid are expected to arrive shortly.
More from today’s Liveblog:
- Sa’ar says left’s celebration ‘premature,’ PM mum on projections showing his bloc well short of a majority
- Updated Channel 13 exit poll: Arab parties gain a seat, now at 18; Zionist opposition bloc down 1, to 52
- Hendel urges supporters not to give up after exit polls show Reservists-Economic party falling short
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