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Day after Election: With 50% votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc leads with 55 seats, opposition at 50
Netanyahu and Eisenkot’s blocs go head-to-head with neither side having a clear path to a Knesset majority, according to final polls • Nearly 80% of IDF troops voted in 2026 Knesset elections
Shas, UTJ projected to win 12-13 seats in next Knesset, election exit polls predict
CEC denies Likud's request to extend Israeli election voting time past 10 p.m.
In Photos: Israel's political leaders cast their ballots in 26th Knesset election
Bennett vows to pass 'Deri Law' barring draft evaders from Israel's security cabinet in next gov't
Though Shas's Arye Deri served briefly in the IDF, the party has come under fire over its stance on haredi conscription to the IDF amid the military’s severe manpower shortage.
Gaps narrow between coalition, opposition blocs as security is spotlighted in public agenda - poll
According to the poll, the coalition bloc gained two seats this week, rising to 51, while the Zionist opposition bloc fell by two seats to 53.
MK Busso criticizes haredi draft march, says Shas, Likud will continue collaboration after election
"These are the same people who also march against the haredi parties. Against me and against each and every one of us."
Haredi parties plan to remain outside government coalition until draft law is resolved
Once the issue that has shaken the haredi political establishment is resolved, the haredi parties could then consider joining the sitting government.
High Court dismisses Shas petition after Ovadia Yosef memorial conference canceled
The three-day event had been planned for October 6-8 at Jerusalem’s International Convention Center.
Israel Election 2026: What do Arye Deri's Shas and Yakov Asher's United Torah Judaism stand for?
"If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?"
Israeli polls split on 2026 Knesset election possibilities, as Yashar, Likud vie for primacy - poll
The bloc averages also show no clear outcome: Netanyahu’s bloc, including Winter, stands at 53.6 seats, compared with 53.4 for the Zionist opposition bloc.
Parties finalize Knesset slates before deadline as Gantz’s Blue and White runs alone despite polls
The deadline also means the end to speculation over possible mergers between parties that were polling below the electoral threshold.
Shas leader Arye Deri claims IDF prefers secular army, haredi soldiers are 'a big headache'
Naftali Bennett responded to Deri's comments, saying the Shas chairman is "harming IDF soldiers," adding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "spreading blood libels about IDF commanders."
Shas rabbi ordered haredi IDF commander to resign from military - report
A rabbi reportedly told the commander to “leave the IDF because it is at war with the people of the Torah,” and warned that his family’s social standing may be harmed due to his position in the army.
