Eisenkot's Yashar party loses one seat compared with the previous Kan poll and is projected to win 23 seats, while Netanyahu's Likud gains one seat and stands at 21. Each bloc earns 52 seats, similar to Kan's last poll

The Israeli government is conducting "governance operations" in the West Bank, and home demolitions are soaring. This month, more than 140 structures have been razed and 215 Palestinians left homeless as the space where they can live and work shrinks

The elections committee's ban on every Arab party barely registered in Israel, because everyone assumes the High Court will reverse it. That's a comfortable arrangement for a center that lets the court defend democracy for it

The five party chiefs pledged to form joint teams on voter turnout, government guidelines and disinformation, after weeks of infighting and as polls show their bloc narrowing the gap with Netanyahu's

The attorney general instructed to postpone the deadline for submitting bids by a month, so this date will fall after the election. The tender includes construction of about 1,200 apartments beyond the Green Line and is drawing sharp international opposition

Coverage of negotiations in the anti-Netanyahu bloc, news broadcasts