Israel: The 26th Knesset elections are set for October 27, with 37 lists competing for 120 seats. The official figure of the Central Election Commissions puts the eligible voters at 7,331,981, and 12,018 polling stations will be open from 7 am to 10 pm. A government requires a majority of 61 seats. The latest polls put Netanyahu's bloc (Likud, Ben Gabir, Smotrich, Shas and Torah Judaism) on 48 to 55 seats, and observers expect about 13 lists to pass the 3.25% threshold. These are the first elections held on their original schedule in 38 years, and the first since October 7 and the war in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.

Israel: The 26th Knesset elections are set for October 27, with 37 lists competing for 120 seats. The official figure of the Central Election Commissions puts the eligible voters at 7,331,981, and 12,018 polling stations will be open from 7 am to 10 pm. A government requires a majority of 61 seats. The latest polls put Netanyahu's bloc (Likud, Ben Gabir, Smotrich, Shas and Torah Judaism) on 48 to 55 seats, and observers expect about 13 lists to pass the 3.25% threshold. These are the first elections held on their original schedule in 38 years, and the first since October 7 and the war in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.