2026 Israeli elections: What you need to know

Times of Israel18 October 2026, 09:40 UTCIsrael

38 parties are competing for 120 seats in the Knesset; only about 11 of them are expected to enter parliament, and then one candidate needs to pull together a viable coalition

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