Yashar takes lead over Likud as Arab parties projected to receive 10 seats – poll

A Channel 12 News poll indicates a shift in Israel's political landscape, with Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party taking the lead with 24 Knesset seats, surpassing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud, which fell to 22 seats. Naftali Bennett's B'Yachad secured third place with 15 seats. The Democrats, led by Yair Golan, gained support, reaching 11 seats, while Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu climbed to 10. Otzma Yehudit, led by Itamar Ben Gvir, strengthened to eight seats. The ultra-Orthodox parties, United Torah Judaism and Shas, remained stable at eight and seven seats respectively, with Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party holding five seats. The two Arab parties, Hadash-Ta'al and Ra'am, each received five seats, projected to enter the Knesset.

• Several parties, including The Zionist Home – The Reservists, Balad, Yamin, and Blue and White, remained below the 3.25% electoral threshold.
• The anti-Netanyahu bloc maintained 70 seats (60 Zionist opposition, 10 Arab parties), while the governing coalition received 50 seats.
• In a scenario with a united Arab list and Yoav Segalovitz on Ra'am's list, the anti-Netanyahu bloc would still have 70 seats, with Arab parties holding 12.
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