Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Voters start casting ballots as polling stations open across Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolls are now nationwide, as Israeli voters begin to cast their ballots for the 26th Knesset.
Some 7.3 million people are eligible to vote, with polling stations to remain open until 10 a.m.
The final opinion surveys published before polls opened showed a tight race between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc and the opposition factions led by former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party, though both are forecast to fall short of a ruling majority if they maintain their campaign promises not to govern with certain other factions.
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