Israel’s stock market drops as exit polls show no clear election winner

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Power, J. (2026, October 28). Israel’s stock market drops as exit polls show no clear election winner. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/28/israels-stock-market-drops-as-exit-polls-show-no-clear-election-winner?traffic_source=rss

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Gadi Eisenkot's Change bloc received 49 seats in the Israeli parliament, while Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party-led coalition secured 53 seats. This outcome means that neither side achieved a clear majority, with more than 90% of votes counted. Arab parties won an unprecedented 19 seats out of 120. With no single bloc able to form a government independently, negotiations are expected for forming a coalition or considering unlikely deals with Arab parties. Benjamin Netanyahu's continued support from Israeli Jews suggests he may remain in power at least as a caretaker prime minister until another election can be held if no agreement is reached. The overall voter turnout was high, marking the first parliamentary elections since the 2023 Hamas attacks that killed over 1,200 people and took 251 hostages. Netanyahu's apparent comeback has implications for potential future actions against Iran, including the possibility of renewed joint military operations with US forces. However, Gadi Eisenkot also maintains a strong stance on preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons, albeit with differing views on regime change strategies.

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world No 3 Stan Wawrinka ends career in home match defeat in Basel - list 3 of 4Is AIPAC losing its grip on US politics? - list 4 of 4Khouri: Strong Israel-Arab bloc result does not mean Israel has changed Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition nor the opposition bloc headed by Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot appeared on track to gain a parliamentary majority in the 26th Knesset.
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Israel’s stock market drops as exit polls show no clear election winner · mixed framing

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Israel’s stock market has fallen sharply amid exit polls showing no clear winner in the country’s parliamentary elections. asserted
market → fall → elections
The benchmark Tel Aviv 125 index dropped as much as 3.5 percent in early trading on Wednesday as investors weighed the unclear results of Israel’s first election since the start of its genocidal war on Gaza. uncertain
investors → drop → Gaza
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youth → riot → 4Why
world No 3 Stan Wawrinka ends career in home match defeat in Basel - list 3 of 4Is AIPAC losing its grip on US politics? - list 4 of 4Khouri: Strong Israel-Arab bloc result does not mean Israel has changed Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition nor the opposition bloc headed by Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot appeared on track to gain a parliamentary majority in the 26th Knesset. asserted
coalition → end → Knesset
With more than 76 percent of votes counted as of 09:30 GMT, Netanyahu’s coalition was on course to win 54 seats, while Eisenkot’s opposition bloc was headed for 47 seats, according to tallies published by Israeli media. uncertain
bloc → count → media
Sixty-one seats are needed to form a majority in the unicameral parliament. asserted
seats → need → parliament
Israel’s economy has been running hot despite being on a war footing for the past three years amid an influx of investment in the local tech sector. asserted
economy → run → sector
Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 2.9 percent in 2025 and 3.2 percent in the first half of 2026, according to government figures. uncertain
product → grow → figures
The Bank of Israel last week raised its GDP growth forecast for all of 2026 to 5.6 percent, up from 4 percent, citing ramped-up production by Israeli firms overseas. asserted
Bank → raise → firms
The central bank has forecast that GDP growth for 2027 would reach 7.5 percent, far surpassing estimates for advanced economies such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan. asserted
growth → forecast → States
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