The political system has had a turbulent week: data from a mandate survey conducted by the Direct Polls Institute, headed by Zuriel Sharon, and published today (Thursday) on the "7 Nadav Elimelech" program on Channel i24, indicates that Netanyahu and Eisenkot are declining, while Naftali Bennett is strengthening.
According to the data, if the Knesset elections were held today, the Likud party would receive 26 seats, a significant decrease of two seats compared to the last i24 poll on October 1. Eisenkot's Yeshar party also recorded a significant decrease of two seats - and receives 20 seats.
The Together party led by Bennett registered a gain of two seats, apparently at the expense of Eisenkot, and received 11 seats.
Yair Golan's Democratic Party receives 10 seats, an increase of one seat compared to last week.
Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party receives 9 seats, recording an increase of one seat compared to last week, apparently at the expense of Likud.
United Torah Judaism retains 8 seats, as does the Shas party, which retains 7 seats, and the Yisrael Beiteinu party, which also retains 7 seats and has remained stable in recent weeks.
The Joint List also receives 7 seats - recording a decrease of one seat from last week.
Religious Zionism and Zehut gain one seat, apparently at the expense of Likud, and receive 6 seats. The Ra'am party maintains its strength and receives 5 seats, and the list is closed by Winter's Amach Yisrael, which has remained stable in recent weeks with 4 seats.
Divided into blocs: the coalition bloc receives 60 seats, the Bibi-only bloc receives 48 seats, and the Arab parties receive 12 seats.
This is a shift of one mandate from the Arab parties – to the Change Bloc, compared to last week.
The sample was collected and compiled by Direct Polls Ltd., headed by Tzuriel Sharon, for the i24NEWS channel, on October 7, 2026, using a digital system combined with a panel, among 518 adult respondents (18+) who constitute a representative sample of the general population in Israel. The statistical sampling error is ±4.3% with a probability of 95%.
