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Netanyahu outlines achievements, future plans as Likud leads Israeli polls

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed supporters at Likud party headquarters in West Jerusalem on Tuesday evening following Israel’s legislative election. Early projections showed Netanyahu's bloc leading with 56 seats compared to Gadi Eisenkot’s alliance with 49, though neither was likely to secure a clear majority. Netanyahu emphasized his achievements since taking office in 2022 and stressed the need for a right-wing government to ensure Israel’s security without relying on Arab parties. He claimed significant military successes against Iran and other adversaries but faced criticism that Likud's performance was its weakest since 2009.
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition lost its majority in Israel's October 27 parliamentary election, with 53 seats compared to the opposition’s 48 seats, including a record-high 19 seats for Arab parties. This outcome presents a significant challenge as party leaders now face lengthy and complex negotiations to form a government. The centrist Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, is projected to win 20 of the Knesset's 120 seats, ahead of Netanyahu’s Likud. Thousands rallied in Tel Aviv before the election calling for an inquiry into security failures leading to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks. The opposition accuses Netanyahu and his bloc of spreading unsubstantiated claims about Arab parties stealing the election and warns against Islamization.

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📰 Netanyahu Falls Short in Israeli Election
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Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Smotrich dances in Israel despite far-right decline - list 2 of 3Netanyahu, Eisenkot camps clash over Israel election projections - list 3 of 3Arab parties on track to win record seats in Israel election, polls show With more than half of ballots counted, The Times of Israel projected Netanyahu’s bloc to win 56 seats and Gadi Eisenkot’s alliance, 49.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-28
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Claims (18 extracted, 3 hedged)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that a right-wing government must be formed to ensure Israel’s long-term security, and that it cannot rely on coalitions with Arab parties “that are against our existence”. asserted
that → say → existence
He made the comments to supporters at his Likud party headquarters in West Jerusalem on Tuesday, several hours after polls closed in Israel’s legislative election and the early results were being announced. asserted
results → make → election
Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Smotrich dances in Israel despite far-right decline - list 2 of 3Netanyahu, Eisenkot camps clash over Israel election projections - list 3 of 3Arab parties on track to win record seats in Israel election, polls show With more than half of ballots counted, The Times of Israel projected Netanyahu’s bloc to win 56 seats and Gadi Eisenkot’s alliance, 49. asserted
bloc → dance → seats
Neither is likely to secure a clear path to a governing majority. asserted
Neither → secure → majority
Netanyahu said the “true results” were still one or two days away, while acknowledging that Likud was projected to become the “largest party in Israel”. asserted
Likud → say → Israel
Likud was on track to win an estimated 27 seats to 21 for Eisenkot’s Yashar party, according to projections from Israeli Channels 12 and 13, giving Likud a clear lead over all others in the parliament. uncertain
Likud → win → parliament
Netanyahu also highlighted his achievements since taking office in his current term from 2022, which he sought to build upon. asserted
he → highlight → which
“We worked wonders that changed the face of the Middle East. asserted
that → work → East
We eliminated [Mohammed] Deif, [Ismail] Haniyeh, [Yahya] Sinwar, [Hassan] Nasrallah, [Iranian Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei,” he said. asserted
he → eliminate → Deif
“We established security zones deep inside Gaza, in Lebanon, in Syria. asserted
We → establish → Syria
We removed an immediate existential threat that hung over us, the danger of immediate destruction. asserted
that → remove → destruction
We struck the Iranian regime and brought it to the edge of the abyss. asserted
We → strike → abyss
He said Israel had a “historical opportunity” together with United States President Donald Trump “to remove the existential threat of Iran once and for all”. asserted
Israel → say → all
Possible ‘uncomfortable’ coalition Alon Pinkas, a former Israeli ambassador who served as consul general of Israel in New York City, said the party that secures the majority of seats may have to seek an uncomfortable coalition deal in order to govern uncertain
that → serve → deal
But he said opposition voters would not want the bloc to strike a deal with Netanyahu’s coalition. asserted
bloc → say → coalition
Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst, says Netanyahu attempted to put on a “brave face” about his party’s prospects during his speech in Jerusalem. “It’s clear that he’s trying also to project a kind of success that he doesn’t merit. asserted
he → say → that
One, because he cannot form a coalition, but two, the idea that he is the largest party in Israel kind of hides the fact that this is the lowest Likud has reached since 2009.” asserted
Likud → form → 2009
Political analyst Dan Perry told Al Jazeera that Netanyahu used his speech to “spin the situation as best as he could” after exit polls were released. uncertain
polls → tell → situation
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