Preliminary Israeli Election Count Leaves Both Blocs Short of Majority

Neither the right-wing bloc supporting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the opposition secured an absolute parliamentary majority in the preliminary election count, according to a Xinhua report cited by BlockBeats on October 28.

Likud remains the largest party

Netanyahu’s Likud remained the largest party in parliament, the report said. The reported count is preliminary.

Sources: BlockBeats English report and the original Chinese flash. The flash was published 2026-10-28 at 13:14:09 UTC.