Israel’s Parties Gird for Wrangling to Form a Government, With No Clear Path NYT > Top Stories By: Isabel Kershner · Johnatan Reiss · Aaron Boxerman · Qasim Nauman and Michael Levenson 28 October 2026 at 23:13 Votes are still being counted, but it appears that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition nor the opposition alliance headed by Gadi Eisenkot will have a majority. © Ohad Zwigenberg/Associated PressTorn Likud party campaign ad featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Trump in Jerusalem on Wednesday.