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Israeli exit polls indicate deadlock in Tuesday's election

Middle East Eye27 October 2026, 20:02 UTCIsrael

Israeli exit polls indicate deadlock in Tuesday's election Israel's election ended in an apparent deadlock on Tuesday, exit polls by major television networks showed, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival Gadi Eisenkot on track for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset.

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