# What does Israel’s political deadlock mean for Netanyahu?

https://mins.news/en/video/122458

- TRT World, 2026-10-30 13:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytvA4zeMeUA

> Israel has finished counting votes in a record-turnout election, but no clear winner has emerged. Official results are expected next week. Forming a coalition may require major compromises: Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc has 53 seats and Gadi Eisenkot’s 48, short of the 61 needed to control the Knesset. Analyst Amir Oren explains the implications.

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