# Arab parties projected to win 18 seats in Israeli election, exit polls show

https://mins.news/en/item/118314

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-28 00:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/arab-parties-could-win-18-seats-in-israeli-elections-exit-polls-suggest?traffic_source=rss

> Exit polls project that Israel’s Arab-led parties will win 18 Knesset seats, a record. Turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel reached about 80 percent, while overall turnout was 77.7 percent, its highest since 1999. The blocs led by Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu were tied at 51 seats each in updated polling.

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