# How Arab parties could shape Israel’s election and Netanyahu’s future

https://mins.news/en/video/121565

- BBC News, 2026-10-29 22:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSRge_71CMk

> Arab-led parties may hold the balance in Israel’s election. Neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, has enough backing to form a government. Netanyahu’s bloc is ahead, but Eisenkot could seek a parliamentary majority with Arab parties, following record turnout among Arab Israeli voters.

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