Israeli exit polls show Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud party and opposition leader Eisenkot's bloc are neck and neck, with neither securing the 61 seats needed for a parliamentary majority. Updated exit poll data indicates both Likud and the opposition bloc each won 51 seats, while unaligned Arab parties are projected to gain 18 seats. Voter turnout reached 77.7%.

Despite the close poll results, opposition leaders insist the government has failed. Eisenkot stated that initial projections show the public has "complete distrust in Netanyahu and the October 7 government." Opposition leader Yair Lapid claimed Netanyahu's bloc suffered a "crushing defeat," and the public has demanded they "go home."

However, senior officials from Netanyahu's bloc dismissed the opposition's remarks, stating that final results could shift the balance. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar deemed the opposition's statements "premature" and noted that Likud remains the largest single party in parliament. Leaders of Arab political factions emphasized their potential role in upcoming coalition government negotiations.