# Israel election: Netanyahu bloc leads with about 80% of votes counted, election committee says

https://mins.news/en/video/119197

- CNA, 2026-10-28 13:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfZUS0w7nv8

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc remains ahead after more than 80% of votes were counted. The electoral authority projects 54 seats for his camp and 49 for its main rival, Gadi Eisenkot. Neither reaches the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. It is Israel’s first election since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack three years ago.

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