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Israeli polls: Slim lead for Eisenkot camp, no majority for Netanyahu

The story covers a series of polls and initial results published by Israeli media in the context of the elections, showing a slim lead for Gadi Eisenkot's camp over Benjamin Netanyahu's camp and no side reaching a 61-seat majority. Estimates included the possibility of President Isaac Herzog tasking Eisenkot with forming the government, amid differing seat figures among Channel 12, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority and Channel 14 polls.

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📍 Published estimates so far point to a slim lead for Eisenkot's camp and no clear majority, with no final results announced.
  1. 22:51 Maariv: Growing estimates that Eisenkot will be the first to receive a mandate to form a government from the head of state Maariv newspaper reported that growing estimates indicate that Gadi Eisenkot will be the first to receive a mandate from the head of state to form the Israeli government. lebanon debate
  2. 22:40 Israeli Broadcasting Authority: Preliminary results confirm Netanyahu is the biggest loser The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said that preliminary results confirm that Benjamin Netanyahu is the biggest loser, according to reports citing it. lebanon debate
  3. 22:40 Israel's Channel 14, close to Netanyahu: Right camp gets 60 seats, left 43, Arab parties 17 Israel's Channel 14, which is close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reported that the right camp obtained 60 seats, the left 43 seats, and Arab parties 17 seats. lebanon debate
  4. 22:21 Hebrew Channel 12 publishes poll results: Eisenkot's camp narrowly leads Netanyahu's camp Hebrew Channel 12 published the results of poll samples conducted by it and Channel 13, showing a narrow lead for Eisenkot's camp over Netanyahu's camp, with Eisenkot's camp receiving 52 to 53 seats against 50 for Netanyahu's camp, while the Joint List receive… المترجم احمد المقادمة
  5. 22:19 Channel 12 citing estimates: initial results allow President Herzog to task Gadi Eisenkot with forming the government Israel's Channel 12, citing estimates, reported that initial election results allow President Isaac Herzog to task Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yesh Atid party, with forming the next Israeli government. lebanon debate
  6. 22:13 Israel's Channel 12: An extensive poll shows Netanyahu's camp is far from reaching a 61-seat majority Israel's Channel 12 reported, citing an extensive poll, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp remains far from securing a 61-seat majority in the Knesset, the number needed to form a government or pass decisive decisions, indicating that the map of Isr… lebanon debate
  7. 22:11 Israeli Broadcasting Authority poll: 53 seats for Eisenkot camp, 50 for Netanyahu camp, and 17 for Arab parties A poll conducted by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority showed the Eisenkot camp winning 53 seats, compared to 50 seats for the Netanyahu camp and 17 seats for Arab parties. lebanon debate
  8. 22:10 Breaking Israeli Channel 12: No clear winner in the Israeli elections Israeli Channel 12 reported that the Israeli elections produced no clear winner, according to MTV Lebanon. MTV Lebanon
  9. 22:09 Israeli Channel 12: Eisenkot camp leads with 52 seats, Netanyahu camp gets 50, Arab parties 18 Israeli Channel 12 reported that the Eisenkot camp leads with 52 seats, compared with 50 seats for the Netanyahu camp, while Arab parties received 18 seats. lebanon debate
  10. 22:07 Israeli Channel 12 voter poll: No clear winner in Knesset elections A voter opinion poll conducted by Israeli Channel 12 showed no clear winner in the Knesset elections. lebanon debate
  11. 22:04 Channel 12 polls: Eisenkot may win 21 out of 120 seats Israeli Channel 12 polls showed that Eisenkot may win 21 out of 120 Knesset seats. lebanon debate
  12. 22:02 Channel 12 polls: Netanyahu's party could win 24 of 120 seats Polls published by Israel's Channel 12 indicated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party could obtain 24 of the 120 seats in the Knesset, according to what the lbdb.co website reported. lebanon debate
📍 Where things stand: Published estimates so far point to a slim lead for Eisenkot's camp and no clear majority, with no final results announced.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 27 Oct 2026, 22:02 Israel's Channel 12 published polls showing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party could win 24 of the Knesset's 120 seats.
  2. 27 Oct 2026, 22:04 Channel 12 polls showed that Gadi Eisenkot could win 21 of the Knesset's 120 seats.
  3. 27 Oct 2026, 22:07 Israel's Channel 12 said the Israeli elections produced no clear winner.
  4. 27 Oct 2026, 22:09 A Channel 12 poll showed Eisenkot's camp leading with 52 seats, against 50 for Netanyahu's camp, with Arab parties getting 18 seats.
  5. 27 Oct 2026, 22:11 An Israeli Broadcasting Authority poll showed Eisenkot's camp with 53 seats, Netanyahu's camp with 50, and Arab parties with 17.
  6. 27 Oct 2026, 22:13 Channel 12, citing an expanded poll, said Netanyahu's camp remained far from the 61-seat majority needed to form a government or pass decisive decisions.
  7. 27 Oct 2026, 22:19 Channel 12, citing estimates, said initial results would allow President Isaac Herzog to task Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, with forming the next Israeli government.
  8. 27 Oct 2026, 22:21 Channel 12 Hebrew published the results of poll samples conducted by it and Channel 13, showing Eisenkot's camp slightly ahead of Netanyahu's camp, with 52 to 53 seats against 50 for Netanyahu's camp, while the Joint List got 10 to 11 seats and the United List got 7 seats.
  9. 27 Oct 2026, 22:40 Israel's Channel 14, which is close to Netanyahu, said the right camp got 60 seats, the left 43, and Arab parties 17.
  10. 27 Oct 2026, 22:40 The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said initial results confirmed that Benjamin Netanyahu is the biggest loser.
  11. 27 Oct 2026, 22:51 Maariv newspaper said growing estimates indicated that Gadi Eisenkot would be the first to receive a mandate from the president to form the Israeli government.
Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Lebanon Debate's coverage focused on seat figures and estimates about tasking Eisenkot, MTV Lebanon limited itself to the headline that there was no clear winner, and Al-Mutarjim Ahmad Al-Maqadma focused on details of the Channel 12 and Channel 13 poll samples and the distribution of Arab list seats.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.
lebanon debateMTV Lebanonالمترجم احمد المقادمة

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lebanon debate 22:51
Maariv: Growing estimates that Eisenkot will be the first to receive a mandate to form a government from the head of state
Maariv newspaper reported that growing estimates indicate that Gadi Eisenkot will be the first to receive a mandate from the head of state to form the Israeli government.
lebanon debate 22:40
Israeli Broadcasting Authority: Preliminary results confirm Netanyahu is the biggest loser
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said that preliminary results confirm that Benjamin Netanyahu is the biggest loser, according to reports citing it.
lebanon debate 22:40
Israel's Channel 14, close to Netanyahu: Right camp gets 60 seats, left 43, Arab parties 17
Israel's Channel 14, which is close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reported that the right camp obtained 60 seats, the left 43 seats, and Arab parties 17 seats.
المترجم احمد المقادمة 22:21
Hebrew Channel 12 publishes poll results: Eisenkot's camp narrowly leads Netanyahu's camp
Hebrew Channel 12 published the results of poll samples conducted by it and Channel 13, showing a narrow lead for Eisenkot's camp over Netanyahu's camp, with Eisenkot's camp receiv…
lebanon debate 22:19
Channel 12 citing estimates: initial results allow President Herzog to task Gadi Eisenkot with forming the government
Israel's Channel 12, citing estimates, reported that initial election results allow President Isaac Herzog to task Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yesh Atid party, with forming the next…
lebanon debate 22:13
Israel's Channel 12: An extensive poll shows Netanyahu's camp is far from reaching a 61-seat majority
Israel's Channel 12 reported, citing an extensive poll, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp remains far from securing a 61-seat majority in the Knesset, the number needed…
lebanon debate 22:11
Israeli Broadcasting Authority poll: 53 seats for Eisenkot camp, 50 for Netanyahu camp, and 17 for Arab parties
A poll conducted by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority showed the Eisenkot camp winning 53 seats, compared to 50 seats for the Netanyahu camp and 17 seats for Arab parties.
Breaking MTV Lebanon 22:10
Israeli Channel 12: No clear winner in the Israeli elections
Israeli Channel 12 reported that the Israeli elections produced no clear winner, according to MTV Lebanon.
lebanon debate 22:09
Israeli Channel 12: Eisenkot camp leads with 52 seats, Netanyahu camp gets 50, Arab parties 18
Israeli Channel 12 reported that the Eisenkot camp leads with 52 seats, compared with 50 seats for the Netanyahu camp, while Arab parties received 18 seats.
lebanon debate 22:07
Israeli Channel 12 voter poll: No clear winner in Knesset elections
A voter opinion poll conducted by Israeli Channel 12 showed no clear winner in the Knesset elections.
lebanon debate 22:04
Channel 12 polls: Eisenkot may win 21 out of 120 seats
Israeli Channel 12 polls showed that Eisenkot may win 21 out of 120 Knesset seats.
lebanon debate 22:02
Channel 12 polls: Netanyahu's party could win 24 of 120 seats
Polls published by Israel's Channel 12 indicated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party could obtain 24 of the 120 seats in the Knesset, according to what the lbdb.co websi…