Balad Chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh warns of attempts by Zionist parties to recruit Arab voters, calling this a 'very serious danger' and states that his party will launch an 'organized campaign' to prevent votes from leaking to other parties.
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef warns against an Eisenkot-led government, just two months after praising the Yashar chairman and saying Shas could support him for PM.
Eisenkot’s Yashar Party will sign a surplus-vote agreement with the Democrats after Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu struck a deal with Bennett and Lapid.
Ben Gvir’s party claims Likud is working to weaken Otzma Yehudit in order to pave the way for a unity government with Gadi Eisenkot.
MK Yulia Malinovsky blasts Benny Gantz's decision to run in the upcoming election, asserting: “He is wasting 15 million shekels in public funds on personal whims and ego." Blue and White quickly hits back.
Channel 14 poll shows the right-wing bloc winning 64 seats, compared to 44 for the anti-Netanyahu bloc.
Dr. Shmuel Katz urges Israelis abroad to participate in the elections and calls on smaller right-wing parties to unite, warning that votes for parties that fail to cross the electoral threshold could ultimately weaken the right.
Agudat Yisrael and Degel HaTorah draft joint election agreement threatening to withhold coalition support until yeshiva students’ status is secured.
Former Beit Shemesh Mayor Aliza Bloch, who has joined the Blue and White slate for the upcoming election, tells Arutz Sheva-Israel National News why she believes the party will outperform expectations.
Zehut chairman on his alliance with Smotrich: “It’s a technical bloc, and the parties remain completely independent." On polling numbers: “I believe this is just the beginning."
The Religious Zionist Party has submitted its Knesset slate, with Ohad Tal pushed down to 12th place. “We acted responsibly to unite the national camp."
From right and left to the Ten Commandments: The new party seeks to 'put the puzzle together.'
Porush, Belz representative announce new party within united list, seeking independent control over budgets and political decision-making.
Former Labor MK Eli Goldschmidt joins Likud after what the party calls a post-October 7 ‘disillusionment,’ as Netanyahu adds several new faces to the slate.
Talik Gvili, mother of fallen Yassam officer and former captive Ran Gvili, joins Likud’s Knesset slate.
Elisha Medan, an IDF reservist who lost both legs fighting in Gaza and later lit Israel’s Torch of Healing and Rehabilitation, receives Likud’s No. 11 spot.
The Democrats party is focusing efforts on increasing voter turnout among Israel's Arab citizens. In a video, Golan says going to the polls will prevent Netanyahu from remaining prime minister.
MK Elazar Stern uses his resignation letter to sharply criticize Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana. Ohana fires back: "The absurd manifesto scribbled by party-hopping Stern."
After submitting the "Together" slate, Meirav Cohen identifies haredi enlistment as a key issue: "This is already a practical question: Who will defend the borders?"
Benny Gantz announces that Dr. Aliza Bloch has joined the Blue and White party’s slate, praising her ability to "bridge different parts of society."
Oren Dobronsky, whom Netanyahu had designated for the 11th spot, to be left off the Likud slate because he would have to give up his US citizenship.
Channel 12 poll has Netanyahu and his rivals tied at 52 seats each, while Channel 14 gives the Prime Minister’s bloc a commanding 63 seats to 44.
Dr. Nechumi Yaffe joins HaTzibur HaCharedi, becoming the first woman included on the Knesset slate of a haredi party running in Israeli elections.
Rabbi Tzvi Tau instructs Avi Maoz and Noam activists to press ahead with their independent Knesset run, declaring the party will remain in the race through election day.
After Winter submitted an independent slate, Smotrich attacked his decision; Amcha Yisrael chairman responds: “The public is asking for new people."
Ofer Winter files Amcha Yisrael slate and rules out a merger with Smotrich, who warns the independent run risks right-wing rule; Winter rejects ‘fearmongering.’
Ben-Gvir places pro-Israel advocate and Hebron spokesman Yishai Fleisher at No. 12 on Otzma Yehudit’s Knesset slate ahead of the upcoming elections.
Religious Zionist Party leader Bezalel Smotrich says he is seeking women, Sephardim, candidates from the periphery and reservists to join slate - but won’t sideline MKs without electoral gain.
After more than two decades as Belz’s Knesset representative, MK Yisrael Eichler is expected to make way for Elyakim Stark at the Rebbe’s instruction.
"Israel First" chairwoman Sharren Haskel tells Arutz Sheva-Israel National News she will not drop out of the race: "We will cross the electoral threshold."
The Religious Zionist Party’s central committee approves the technical bloc with Zehut and authorizes Smotrich to pursue additional alliances. The minister directly appeals to Ofer Winter.
Kan News poll puts Eisenkot’s Yashar first with 23 seats, while a potential union of Winter, Smotrich and Feiglin would win 11 seats.
Ben-Gvir praised Tzvika Foghel as a “true fighter" after the MK announced he will not run with Otzma Yehudit in the upcoming election.
Members of the Central Elections Committee have once again authorized parties to use apps to track and transmit real-time data on reported voters on Election Day.
Chili Tropper is expected to join the Yashar! party together with candidate Shira Shapira, without Yoaz Hendel. Elisaf Peretz’s status on the party slate remains unclear.
Degel HaTorah party sources say rabbis have decided to replace veteran MKs Moshe Gafni and Uri Maklev, potentially ending Gafni’s 38-year Knesset career.
Gilad Erdan announces that the Unity Party he founded will not compete in the upcoming elections, acknowledging that the party is unlikely to clear the electoral threshold.
Officials in Gilad Erdan's 'Ha'achdut' party accuse Blue and White of seeking media attention rather than genuine unity.
Netanyahu bloc reaches its strongest showing since May as the Zionist opposition falls to 57 seats; Ofer Winter crosses the threshold with four.
Another prominent departure: Former minister Karine Elharrar announces that she will not seek a Knesset seat with Yesh Atid in the next election.
Degel HaTorah chairman MK Moshe Gafni claims Finance Ministry officials threatened yeshiva funding if he continued backing regional councils and Israeli agriculture.
New survey shows Likud holds commanding lead with 31 seats as 'Together' gains ground and Ofer Winter’s 'Amcha Yisrael' falls to just 2.7%.
Likud and Tally Gotliv reach agreement allowing her to run with Otzma Yehudit while requiring her to vote with Likud until the next Knesset is sworn in.
Moshe Feiglin says he has forgiven past tensions with Bezalel Smotrich, but stresses their election alliance is temporary, and the parties will later split.
Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak sparks controversy with proposal to block major channels, platforms, in final days before Israel's elections.
Ofer Winter makes clear that his party will recommend Netanyahu for prime minister, but sets a condition for joining the government.
Rabbi Dov Lando says the haredi Torah world faces growing persecution and stresses that Degel Hatorah does not depend on any prime minister.
'Amcha Yisrael' head Ofer Winter rejects proposal offering him second place on a Smotrich-Feiglin slate and spots for his allies in Likud: ‘Israel demands something new.’
At a rally for his new party, Ofer Winter tells activists, “Don’t be swayed by the pressure. We represent the true voice of the Israeli people and will sit with Netanyahu."
Rabbi Shlomo Aviner rejects the idea of voting for Ofer Winter’s party, over Yoseph Haddad’s No. 2 placement.
Religious Zionism party chairman Bezalel Smotrich and Zehut chairman Moshe Feiglin are expected to sign their merger agreement tonight.
Amid reports of talks on leaving Likud, MK Tally Gotliv accuses the Prime Minister's inner circle of trying to undermine her in the party primaries.
Former Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy announces he will not run on the joint Together slate of Naftali Bennett and Yesh Atid in the next election.
According to the poll, without a merger between the parties, Religious Zionism remains below the electoral threshold, while Ofer Winter’s party enters the Knesset in its place.
Police have decided to increase security around Supreme Court Justice and Central Elections Committee Chairman Noam Sohlberg following a situation assessment and intelligence that was received.
Lapid’s longtime political partner gives up his spot for the party’s 'next generation' but says he isn’t leaving Yesh Atid.
Two weeks after the Likud primary and amid fraud allegations, the party releases final results, placing Eti Atiya 25th and Gila Gamliel 35th.
Amcha Yisrael chairman Ofer Winter responds to the Prime Minister’s claim that his party poses a “danger" to the right: “We are part of the right-wing camp, but we work for no one."
Advisory committee recommends protection for Gadi Eisenkot until election day after new findings, reversing a decision that sparked controversy.
Report says Ofer Winter rejected Netanyahu’s offer of reserved Likud slots before launching his own party; despite backing Netanyahu, Likud remains wary.
