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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 28, 2026

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Israeli exit polls from a wartime election on October 27 showed a deadlock between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Gadi Eisenkot, with neither side having a clear path to power. Turnout was reported at 77.7%, the highest in over two decades. The three major networks' updated exit polls gave Eisenkot’s bloc a two-seat edge over Netanyahu’s Likud-led camp, at 52-50 respectively, with the remaining 18 seats going to unaligned Arab parties.
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On October 27, 2026, Israel held its parliamentary elections after three years of conflict. With 99.5% of votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc secured the most seats but fell short of an outright majority in the 120-seat Knesset, winning 53 seats compared to 48 for the main opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot. Arab parties won a record 19 seats, up from 10 previously, making them key players in forming a coalition government. Despite these changes, neither side secured enough support to form a majority without the other's cooperation, leading to potential political deadlock.

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Israeli exit polls show deadlock, setback for Netanyahu Israel’s wartime election appeared deadlocked on Oct 27, exit polls showed, a potential setback for veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if the projections hold, with neither side having a clear path to power but rival Gadi Eisenkot’s larger bloc potentially giving him the first chance to form a government.
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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 28, 2026 uncertain
you → sleep → ?
Israeli exit polls show deadlock, setback for Netanyahu Israel’s wartime election appeared deadlocked on Oct 27, exit polls showed, a potential setback for veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if the projections hold, with neither side having a clear path to power but rival Gadi Eisenkot’s larger bloc potentially giving him the first chance to form a government. asserted
bloc → show → government
The stalemate could yet work in Netanyahu’s favour, allowing the prime minister to remain in power in a caretaker capacity while parties try to forge a governing coalition. uncertain
parties → work → coalition
Turnout was 77.7%, Israel’s Central Elections Committee said, the highest in more than two decades and around 7 percentage points higher than in the previous election in 2022. asserted
Committee → say → 2022
Israel’s three major networks updated their exit polls, giving Eisenkot’s bloc a two-seat edge over Netanyahu’s Likud-led camp, at 52-50 respectively. asserted
networks → update → 52
The remaining 18 seats were allocated to unaligned Arab parties in the exit polls. asserted
seats → remain → polls
Trump will respect US midterm results ‘if they’re honest’ asserted
they → respect → results
President Donald Trump said on Oct 27 he would respect the results of the US midterm elections “if they’re honest,” in what appeared to be a fresh bid to sow doubt ahead of next week’s crucial vote. asserted
what → say → vote
Trump has ramped up his baseless, years-old claims of mass voter fraud as polls show Republicans could lose control of Congress in the Nov 3 elections. “I will, if they’re honest elections,” Trump told reporters when asked if he would respect the results of the midterms, as he headed on a campaign trip to Texas. uncertain
he → ramp → Texas
Flavio Bolsonaro, family to receive US visas after leaving Brazil Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing the Oct 25 presidential election, three sources said on Oct 27, with the US State Department due to grant him and his family entry visas. asserted
Department → receive → visas
Bolsonaro, who has yet to concede to leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left Brazil after refusing to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. asserted
who → have → passports
The ruling relates to a money laundering probe in which he denies wrongdoing. asserted
he → relate → wrongdoing
Ukraine, Russia say US-brokered Oleshky truce holding asserted
truce → say → ?
A local truce between Ukraine and Russia aimed at allowing humanitarian aid into the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky appeared to be holding on Oct 27, with neither side reporting any violations after several hours. asserted
side → aim → hours
Both sides said they began observing the truce at 3am local time (9am in Singapore). asserted
they → say → Singapore
The war-ravaged city in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region had been caught in the middle of fighting between the two sides since 2022, when it was seized by Russian forces at the start of their invasion. asserted
it → ravage → invasion
Pope Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis and surgery has affected how Catholics view his health and papacy, the Vatican’s foreign minister said on Oct 27. asserted
minister → affect → Oct
“It’s a bit of a gamechanger,” Archbishop Paul Gallagher told journalists at an event in Rome. asserted
Gallagher → ’ → Rome
Leo, 71, had part of one lung removed in surgery on Oct 13. asserted
part → have → Oct
His doctors have said the cancer was localised and had not spread, and the pope will not require further treatment. asserted
pope → say → treatment
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