Support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party fell to its lowest level in nearly a year, while two leading rivals gained ground in the race for premier, a new Israeli opinion poll published Friday showed, Anadolu reports.
According to a survey published by the Israeli daily Maariv, Likud lost three seats compared with the previous poll and would win 22 seats in the 120-member Knesset, its lowest showing since August 2025, when it polled at 21 seats.
The decline comes amid political controversy over a proposed law concerning military service exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews, as well as remarks by US President Donald Trump questioning whether Netanyahu intends to run in the next election.
In an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, Trump said: “I don’t know, he’s had an amazing career.”
“I don’t know. He’s had an incredible career. Does he want to keep going? Because, you know, he’s a wartime prime minister. We’re going to win the war soon one way or another.”
