Poll Projects Netanyahu Bloc at 51 Seats as Likud Falls to 18

A new national election survey projects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc at 51 Knesset seats, four fewer than in the previous survey, while the opposing bloc remains at 50. Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar leads with 20 seats, ahead of Likud on 18, a decline of two. Arab parties together receive 15 seats, while Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha's Reservists-Economic alliance crosses the electoral threshold with four. Naftali Bennett's Together receives 12 seats, and Benny Gantz's Blue and White remains below the threshold at 1.2%. The survey includes 1,018 respondents and reports a sampling error of 3.1%.