PBS NewsHour·Politics

Netanyahu's party says Israeli election was 'stolen'

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 30 October 2026, 00:44 UTC ·10 sec listen

Official results released Thursday gave Netanyahu’s bloc 53 seats in Israel’s 120-member parliament, far short of a majority and below the 68 seats it held at its peak in the previous parliament. His party called the election stolen.

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