Poll Puts Netanyahu Bloc at 55 Seats, Opposition at 50

A poll published on October 7 puts Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc at 55 Knesset seats and the opposition bloc at 50, with Arab lists counted separately at 15. Likud and Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar each receive 20 seats, while Ofer Winter’s Amcha Israel receives five and clears the electoral threshold. Naftali Bennett’s Beyachad receives 12 seats, the Democrats 10, and Benny Gantz’s Blue and White remains below the threshold at 0.8%. The survey includes 1,013 respondents and reports a 2.5% sampling error; in prime-minister preference, Eisenkot receives 44% and Netanyahu 40%.