Israeli PM Netanyahu Considers Coalition with Opposition Leader Eizenkot After Election Stalemate

No one has won a majority in the Israeli elections. Political activity to form a government has intensified. In the 120-seat Israeli parliament, the Knesset, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has kept open the option of forming a coalition with Yassar Party leader Gadi Eizenkot. Despite publicly rejecting the idea of a unity government, Likud sources say that Netanyahu is considering all possible options with Eizenkot. Sources say, Netanyahu fears that Eizenkot may join hands with Arab parties and ultra-Orthodox parties to remove him from power. Let's say, 61 seats are needed to form a government in the 120-member Israeli parliament, the Knesset. Netanyahu's coalition was reduced to 53 seats, while the Eizenkot-led opposition bloc won 48 seats. In the 27 October 2026 Israeli parliamentary elections, the two Arab-led parties together, the Likud party still has the largest number of seats, at 27. It is still the leader of the party.