Gadi Eisenkot ruled out forming a minority government directly dependent on Arab-led parties while establishing conditions that prevented their formal coalition entry

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Former Labour MP Sam Tarry stated that Israeli authorities barred the Progressive International delegation to prevent international representatives from witnessing West Bank conditions ahead of the Israeli national election.

The Israeli military announced the closure of all West Bank land crossings on October 26, 2026, as part of security measures ahead of national elections on October 27, 2026.

In the October 27, 2026 election, Arab-majority parties representing Palestinian citizens of Israel won an unprecedented 19 Knesset seats, up from 10, divided between the Joint List with 12 seats and Ra'am with 7 seats

Democrats party leader Yair Golan urged the opposition bloc to form a majority coalition government in partnership with Arab Israeli parties

The opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot secured 48 seats in the October 27, 2026 Israeli national election, leaving both major political blocs without a clear majority

In the October 27, 2026 Israeli national election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing, far-right, and ultra-Orthodox coalition won 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, falling short of the 61 seats needed for a majority

Turnout among Arab citizens of Israel reached an estimated eighty per cent during the October 27, 2026 national election

Voter turnout in the October 27, 2026 Israeli general election reached 77.7%, according to the Central Elections Committee, marking the highest participation rate in decades.

Naftali Bennett's Together party was projected in October 27, 2026 exit polls to win 11 to 14 seats in the Knesset.

If no candidate successfully forms a 61-seat majority coalition, Benjamin Netanyahu will remain as caretaker prime minister until a new election is called.

Gadi Eisenkot's centrist Yashar party was projected in election exit polls to win between 19 and 23 seats in the Knesset.

Forming a government in Israel's 120-seat Knesset requires a 61-seat majority, which neither major bloc attained according to October 27, 2026 exit polls.

Gadi Eisenkot joined Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet following the October 7, 2023 attack, but resigned eight months later in 2024 after criticizing Netanyahu's leadership.

Exit polls projected Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition to win 50 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, falling short of the 61 seats required to form a government.

Yair Golan's left-wing Democrats party was projected in exit polls to win 9 to 11 seats in the Knesset.

Ultra-Orthodox parties Shas and United Torah Judaism were projected in exit polls to win a combined total of 12 to 13 seats for Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.

Major Israeli television exit polls on October 27, 2026, indicated no clear winner, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Gadi Eisenkot deadlocked.

Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party was projected to remain the largest single party in the Knesset, securing between 24 and 30 seats across October 27, 2026 exit polls.

Key leaders within Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc have largely ruled out entering a governing coalition with Israeli Arab parties.

Israeli Arab parties Joint List and United Arab List (Ra'am) were projected to win a combined 17 to 18 seats in the October 27, 2026 election.