• Voting is underway in an election seen as one of the most important in Israel’s history and a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership since the October 7, 2023 attacks.
• Opinion polls suggest the race will be too close to call, likely failing to produce a clear winner. The latest polling shows Netanyahu in a tight race against Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief.
• No single party has ever won a 61-seat majority in Israel’s 120-member parliament, or Knesset. Instead, governments are formed through alliances, which can take weeks or even months to form.
