Jerusalem, 29 October, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Central Elections Committee expects the counting of double-envelope ballots to conclude Thursday around midday, providing a clearer picture of the final results and distribution of Knesset seats.
As of 7:37 a.m., approximately 91.7% of votes had been counted. The Netanyahu bloc held 53 seats, the Change bloc 48, and Arab parties 19. The Reservists and Economic parties (2.64%) and Amcha Yisrael (1.61%) remained below the electoral threshold.
Likud leads with 26 seats, followed by Yashar (21), Together (12), and the Joint List (11). The Democrats and Ra’am had eight seats each; Yisrael Beiteinu, United Torah Judaism, Otzma Yehudit, and Shas had seven each; and Religious Zionism and Zehut had six combined.
Final seat allocations are expected after counting concludes.