{
  "id": 16905824,
  "title": "Netanyahu’s bloc falls to 53 seats as Israel counts 85.6 percent of ballots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/netanyahus-bloc-falls-to-53-seats-as-israel-counts-85-6-percent-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T13:13:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahus-bloc-falls-53-seats-israel-counts-856-percent-ballots"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Netanyahu’s bloc falls to 53 seats as Israel counts 85.6 percent of ballots Parties seeking to remove Benjamin Netanyahu hold a combined 67 seats in the latest projections, leaving the prime minister’s bloc eight seats short of a parliamentary majority. With officials having counted 85.6 percent of ballots, Netanyahu's Likud party leads with 26 seats, followed by Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar on 21.…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}