{
  "id": 16957879,
  "title": "Israel election results: Netanyahu bloc holds lead with double envelopes to be counted overnight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/israel-election-results-netanyahu-bloc-holds-lead-with-double",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T21:16:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-913164"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israel's election results show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leading with a projected 53 seats in the next Knesset, while the opposition bloc is expected to secure 48 seats, according to the Central Elections Committee report. Over five million votes have been counted, and both blocs are short of the 61 seats needed for a majority without Arab parties' support. The official vote count reached about 88% on Wednesday evening, excluding double-envelope ballots slated for counting overnight. These ballots, which include eligible Israelis such as soldiers, hospital patients, prisoners, and certain election workers, could impact final results. Netanyahu's Likud Party is expected to have 26 seats, followed by United Torah Judaism, Shas, and Otzma Yehudit with seven seats each, and the Religious Zionist Party with six seats. The opposition bloc, comprising Yashar, B Yachad, Yisrael Beytenu, and The Democrats, is projected to have 48 seats, with Yashar led by Gadi Eisenkot expected to have 21 seats, B Yachad led by Naftali Bennett to have 12 seats, Yair Golan's The Democrats to have eight seats, and Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu to have seven seats. Most TV channel polling before the election projected Likud receiving fewer seats, while opposition parties were considered likely to gain more.",
  "summary": "Herzog says Israel ‘must do everything possible to avoid another round of elections,' • Golan calls on opposition bloc to form gov’t with Ra'am, Joint List after record-high Arab voter turnout",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 9,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Israel election 2026 LIVE updates: Netanyahu, Eisenkot go head-to-head in nation’s first and ‘most consequential’ election since October 7 attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/israel-election-2026-live-updates-netanyahu-eisenkot-go-head-to-head",
        "published": "2026-10-27T16:47:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Israel election 2026 LIVE updates: Netanyahu, Eisenkot go head-to-head in nation’s first and ‘most consequential’ election since October 7 attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/israel-election-2026-live-updates-netanyahu-eisenkot-go-head-to-head-16773879",
        "published": "2026-10-27T16:47:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ynetnews",
        "title": "Netanyahu bloc slips to 55 seats with nearly half the vote counted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/netanyahu-bloc-slips-to-55-seats-with-nearly-half-the-vote-counted",
        "published": "2026-10-28T04:44:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Trump says his endorsement boosted Netanyahu's election comeback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/trump-says-his-endorsement-boosted-netanyahus-election-comeback",
        "published": "2026-10-28T05:21:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "After Israel vote, Trump says will 'look' at helping Netanyahu form unity government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/after-israel-vote-trump-says-will-look-at-helping-netanyahu-form",
        "published": "2026-10-28T17:42:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Israel's opposition says it's different from Netanyahu. Now it must prove it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/israels-opposition-says-its-different-from-netanyahu-now-it-must",
        "published": "2026-10-28T19:13:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "La oposición a Netanyahu comienza a dialogar para formar un Gobierno en Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/la-oposicion-a-netanyahu-comienza-a-dialogar-para-formar-un-gobierno",
        "published": "2026-10-28T20:48:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Israel’s Arab parties open to oust Netanyahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/israels-arab-parties-open-to-oust-netanyahu",
        "published": "2026-10-28T23:04:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}