General elections in Israel

Oct 27, 2026

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Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls A woman with glasses raises both arms as supporters celebrate and television camera operators film reactions at the Yashar party election-night gathering in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. The gathering followed the release of initial television exit-poll projections in Israel s election for the 26th Knesset; the projections were preliminary, not official vote results. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls A woman applauds while another supporter lifts a Yashar party flag above a cheering crowd at the party s election-night gathering in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. Supporters of Yashar, the party led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, gathered in Tel Aviv as initial exit polls were released following voting in the 26th Knesset election. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls A Yashar supporter wearing a party badge raises an arm and shouts while another man claps beside a cluster of party flags in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. Supporters of Yashar, the party led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, gathered in Tel Aviv as initial exit polls were released following voting in the 26th Knesset election. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls A woman wearing glasses cups her hand to her mouth as a man raises a Yashar party flag beside her in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. Supporters of Yashar, the party led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, gathered in Tel Aviv as initial exit polls were released following voting in the 26th Knesset election. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls A woman claps and smiles beside other supporters raising their hands and Yashar party flags after the first exit-poll projections in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. The gathering followed the release of initial television exit-poll projections in Israel s election for the 26th Knesset; the projections were preliminary, not official vote results. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls Women applaud in the foreground as a man raises two fingers and supporters wave Yashar flags during an election-night gathering in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. The gathering followed the release of initial television exit-poll projections in Israel s election for the 26th Knesset; the projections were preliminary, not official vote results. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls Yashar party supporters lift their arms, clap and wave flags as they react to the first exit-poll projections at an election-night gathering in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. The gathering followed the release of initial television exit-poll projections in Israel s election for the 26th Knesset; the projections were preliminary, not official vote results. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls Two women embrace in the crowd as another woman looks toward them during the Yashar party s election-night gathering in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. Supporters of Yashar, the party led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, gathered in Tel Aviv as initial exit polls were released following voting in the 26th Knesset election. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls Three women put their arms around one another and cheer amid waving Yashar party flags at an election-night gathering in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. Supporters of Yashar, the party led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, gathered in Tel Aviv as initial exit polls were released following voting in the 26th Knesset election. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls A supporter crouches while waving a Yashar party flag in front of a crowd and television cameras at an election-night gathering in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. Supporters of Yashar, the party led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, gathered in Tel Aviv as initial exit polls were released following voting in the 26th Knesset election. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls A Yashar supporter raises an Israeli flag and a party flag before a giant portrait of Gadi Eisenkot at an election-night gathering in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. Supporters of Yashar, the party led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, gathered in Tel Aviv as initial exit polls were released following voting in the 26th Knesset election. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Elections Results in Israel TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Supporters of Gadi Eisenkot™s Yashar party gather at the party™s central campaign headquarters as the first exit poll results indicate that Yashar is leading and suggest that Benjamin Netanyahu may not remain prime minister following Israel™s parliamentary elections. Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: x xPaulinaxPatimerx xJNAxPressx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls Stage workers kneel beside a lectern as they adjust equipment in front of a large campaign portrait of Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. The Yashar party, led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, hosted an election-night gathering as Israel voted for its 26th Knesset, with initial television exit polls due after voting closed. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Elections Results in Israel TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Supporters of Gadi Eisenkot™s Yashar party gather at the party™s central campaign headquarters as the first exit poll results indicate that Yashar is leading and suggest that Benjamin Netanyahu may not remain prime minister following Israel™s parliamentary elections. Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: x xPaulinaxPatimerx xJNAxPressx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls Campaign staff work at tables facing a stage dominated by a portrait of Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot and party signs at an election-night venue in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. The Yashar party, led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, hosted an election-night gathering as Israel voted for its 26th Knesset, with initial television exit polls due after voting closed. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Elections Results in Israel TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Supporters of Gadi Eisenkot™s Yashar party gather at the party™s central campaign headquarters as the first exit poll results indicate that Yashar is leading and suggest that Benjamin Netanyahu may not remain prime minister following Israel™s parliamentary elections. Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: x xPaulinaxPatimerx xJNAxPressx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls A large portrait of Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot fills an election-night stage beside a Hebrew sign reading Derech ( Way ) and campaign slogans in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. The Yashar party, led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, hosted an election-night gathering as Israel voted for its 26th Knesset, with initial television exit polls due after voting closed. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Elections Results in Israel TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Supporters of Gadi Eisenkot™s Yashar party gather at the party™s central campaign headquarters as the first exit poll results indicate that Yashar is leading and suggest that Benjamin Netanyahu may not remain prime minister following Israel™s parliamentary elections. Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: x xPaulinaxPatimerx xJNAxPressx
Elections Results in Israel TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27, 2026: Supporters of Gadi Eisenkot™s Yashar party gather at the party™s central campaign headquarters as the first exit poll results indicate that Yashar is leading and suggest that Benjamin Netanyahu may not remain prime minister following Israel™s parliamentary elections. Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: x xPaulinaxPatimerx xJNAxPressx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls A woman holds a Yashar flagpole and calls out with her hand near her mouth while other supporters watch and cheer in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. Supporters of Yashar, the party led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, gathered in Tel Aviv as initial exit polls were released following voting in the 26th Knesset election. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls A man shouts with his arms raised behind applauding women while Yashar flags fly above the crowd in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. The gathering followed the release of initial television exit-poll projections in Israel s election for the 26th Knesset; the projections were preliminary, not official vote results. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls A supporter waves a Yashar party flag as photographers and other attendees gather near the media area during the party s election-night event in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. Supporters of Yashar, the party led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, gathered in Tel Aviv as initial exit polls were released following voting in the 26th Knesset election. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls A man claps beside a woman holding a Yashar party flag as another supporter raises an arm and shouts in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. Supporters of Yashar, the party led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, gathered in Tel Aviv as initial exit polls were released following voting in the 26th Knesset election. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Yashar Supporters Celebrate Exit Polls Bright broadcast lights illuminate journalists and production staff preparing a media area at the Yashar party election-night gathering in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 2026. The Yashar party, led by former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, hosted an election-night gathering as Israel voted for its 26th Knesset, with initial television exit polls due after voting closed. Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Copyright: xTomerxNeubergx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Yousef Jabareen, leader of the Joint List party, delivers a speech as supporters celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Supporters of Joint List party celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Yousef Jabareen, leader of the Joint List party, delivers a speech as supporters celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Supporters of Joint List party celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Supporters of Joint List party celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Supporters of Joint List party celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Supporters of Joint List party celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Supporters of Joint List party celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Supporters of Joint List party celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Yousef Jabareen, leader of the Joint List party, delivers a speech as supporters celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Supporters of Joint List party celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Supporters of Joint List party celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Supporters of Joint List party celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
Joint List supporters celebrate initial exit poll results in Israel NASSERAH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Yousef Jabareen, leader of the Joint List party, delivers a speech as supporters celebrate after the exit polls announcement following the closing of poll stations for the Israeli general election, at the Joint List headquarters in Nasserah, Israel on October 27, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMostafaxAlkharoufx
General election in Israel NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: A poster featuring candidates from the United Arab List is hung in front of a polling station as part of the general election in Nazareth, Israel on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
General election in Israel NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Election officials wait as Arab voters, who are Israeli citizens cast their ballots as part of the general election in Nazareth, Israel on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
General election in Israel NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: A poster featuring candidates from the United Arab List is hung in front of a polling station as part of the general election in Nazareth, Israel on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
General election in Israel NAZARETH, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Election officials wait as Arab voters, who are Israeli citizens cast their ballots as part of the general election in Nazareth, Israel on October 27, 2026. Adri Salido Anadolu Nazareth Israel. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAdrixSalidox
(261027) -- TEL AVIV, Oct. 27, 2026 -- A bloc of parties led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot won 53 seats in Israel s 120-member parliament, ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s right-wing bloc with 50 seats, according to an exit poll released Tuesday night by Israel s public broadcaster Kan. Neither bloc secured the 61 seats needed to form an outright majority government. This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2026 shows supporters of Gadi Eisenkot at the centrist Yashar party campaign headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel. ) Photo Flash Exit polls show Netanyahu rival Eisenkot s bloc leading Israeli election, neither bloc wins majority ZhangxHaobo
High Turnout in Israeli elections in Israel - 27 Oct 2026 Likud party campaign signs featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hang on a hedge. Israelis head to the polls to cast their ballots in an election widely seen as one of the most consequential in the country’s history. Voters turned out at 12 p.m. which is the highest recorded time since 1973. Savyon Israel Copyright: xSharonxEilonx xSOPAxImagesx Sharon_Eilon-362
High Turnout in Israeli elections in Israel - 27 Oct 2026 A torn campaign banner bearing the image of Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party. Israelis head to the polls to cast their ballots in an election widely seen as one of the most consequential in the country’s history. Voters turned out at 12 p.m. which is the highest recorded time since 1973. Savyon Israel Copyright: xSharonxEilonx xSOPAxImagesx Sharon_Eilon-361
High Turnout in Israeli elections in Israel - 27 Oct 2026 Likud party flyers and campaign materials lie at the entrance to a polling station. Israelis head to the polls to cast their ballots in an election widely seen as one of the most consequential in the country’s history. Voters turned out at 12 p.m. which is the highest recorded time since 1973. Ganey Tikva Israel Copyright: xSharonxEilonx xSOPAxImagesx Sharon_Eilon-358
High Turnout in Israeli elections in Israel - 27 Oct 2026 A Shas party campaign banner featuring Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the party’s founder, hangs on a fence outside a school serving as a polling station. Shas represents Israel’s Sephardic religious Jewish community. Israelis head to the polls to cast their ballots in an election widely seen as one of the most consequential in the country’s history. Voters turned out at 12 p.m. which is the highest recorded time since 1973. Ganey Tikva Israel Copyright: xSharonxEilonx xSOPAxImagesx Sharon_Eilon-356
High Turnout in Israeli elections in Israel - 27 Oct 2026 A couple walks past campaign banners for the Shas party and the Religious Zionism party, led by Bezalel Smotrich, hanging on a fence outside a school serving as a polling station. The Shas banner features Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the party’s founder. Israelis head to the polls to cast their ballots in an election widely seen as one of the most consequential in the country’s history. Voters turned out at 12 p.m. which is the highest recorded time since 1973. Ganey Tikva Israel Copyright: xSharonxEilonx xSOPAxImagesx Sharon_Eilon-355
High Turnout in Israeli elections in Israel - 27 Oct 2026 Shas party flyers and ballot slips hang from a string at the entrance to a polling station. Israelis head to the polls to cast their ballots in an election widely seen as one of the most consequential in the country’s history. Voters turned out at 12 p.m. which is the highest recorded time since 1973. Ganey Tikva Israel Copyright: xSharonxEilonx xSOPAxImagesx Sharon_Eilon-360
High Turnout in Israeli elections in Israel - 27 Oct 2026 Likud and Shas voting stickers displayed on a kid’s shirt at a polling station. Israelis head to the polls to cast their ballots in an election widely seen as one of the most consequential in the country’s history. Voters turned out at 12 p.m. which is the highest recorded time since 1973. Ganey Tikva Israel Copyright: xSharonxEilonx xSOPAxImagesx Sharon_Eilon-359

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