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Israel's election looks deadlocked as exit polls show no clear winner
Likud is projected at twenty-seven seats against twenty-one for Yashar in the one hundred twenty-seat Knesset; both camps are short of a majority and waiting.
On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Japan Today: “Israeli exit polls show election deadlock, no clear path to power”, with reporting from Axios and Reuters via Yahoo News.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 4:21 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Israel.
- BBN covered this story before: Israel election exit polls point to a tie between blocs (October 28).
The real story
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- Japan TodayIsraeli exit polls show election deadlock, no clear path to power
- AxiosNetanyahu and Eisenkot blocs deadlocked and shy of a majority October 27, 2026 · facts used on air
- Reuters via Yahoo NewsIsraeli exit polls show deadlock, point to setback for Netanyahu October 27, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Israel, exit polls show an election deadlocked after record turnout: Netanyahu's Likud projected at twenty-seven seats, Eisenkot's Yashar at twenty-one, and neither bloc near the sixty-one needed.
The story so far
- Israel turnout hits record; Powerball at $716M; Swalwell raid · CNN
- Israel election turnout hits record high as voting continues · The New York Times
- Israel's election, the Fed, a judge's rebuke, Brewers · Al Jazeera
- Israel exit polls show no clear winner · BBC
- Israel election unclear; DWTS double elimination; World Series · CNBC
- Israel election exit polls point to a tie between blocs · The Guardian
- Israel's election looks deadlocked as exit polls show no clear winner (this story)
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