Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Hendel and Zelekha's new party and Ofer Winter's Amcha Yisrael each cross the electoral threshold with four mandates. The Netanyahu bloc remains at 52, while Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc falls to 51Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeCentrist former minister Yoaz Hendel (R) and economist Yaron Zelekha announce a joint run as heads of the New Economic Party, on Sunday. Credit: Moti MilrodCentrist former minister Yoaz Hendel (R) and economist Yaron Zelekha announce a joint run as heads of the New Economic Party, on Sunday. Credit: Moti MilrodSeptember 07, 2026A poll published Sunday evening by Israel's Kan public broadcaster projects that the Reservists' Party, led by Yoaz Hendel, will cross the electoral threshold following the addition of former accountant general Yaron Zelekha. The party is projected to win four mandates, the same number as Ofer Winter's Amcha Yisrael party.The Netanyahu bloc maintains its strength from last week at 52 mandates, excluding Hendel and Zelekha. Meanwhile, the bloc of parties opposed to Netanyahu, led by Gadi Eisenkot, loses four mandates and is projected to win 51.Yashar and Likud each lose one mandate compared with last week's poll, with 23 and 20 mandates, respectively. The Together party, led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, also loses one mandate and is projected to win 13.Kan 11 Poll Press on the parties to form a coalition0The Arab parties maintain their combined strength at 13 mandates. The Joint List falls to seven, while United Arab List rises to six.The Democrats lose one mandate and are projected to win eight, the same number as United Torah Judaism. Yisrael Beiteinu, Otzma Yehudit and Shas each win seven mandates.The Religious Zionism Party, led by Bezalel Smotrich, gains one mandate following its merger with Moshe Feiglin and is projected to win six. Haaretz Podcast | Behind the scenes at the Republican Jewish Coalition confabAs in the previous poll, Blue and White and the Haredi Public party, led by Moti Leitner, fail to cross the electoral threshold. The Unity party, led by Gilad Erdan, which had been included in polls in recent weeks, has withdrawn from the race.The poll was conducted by the Kantar Institute, headed by Dudu Hassid, among 551 respondents. The margin of error is 4.2 percent.In the NewsIsrael's Algae Crisis: Is 'War Dust' From Gaza Fueling the Crisis?57,000 Israelis Have Left the Country Since Last Rosh HashanahIsrael's High Court Weighs Legality of Voter-tracking Apps Ahead of ElectionCovenant Emerges From Stealth With Plans for Low-cost Cruise MissilesIsrael's Response to U.K. Settlement Sanctions Is a Media-hyped NothingburgerRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?What Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?