Despite National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s aggressive campaign blitz, his Otzma Yehudit party isn’t losing ground and holds steady at 7 seats in a new Channel 14 poll. Likud leads with 31 seats, Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party strengthens to 24, and Ofer Winter’s Amcha Yisrael remains at 4. The right-wing bloc secures a majority of 63 seats, while Netanyahu maintains his lead in suitability for prime minister.
The Channel 14 poll released Sunday evening presents an updated snapshot of the Knesset seat distribution and suitability for prime minister if elections were held today. Data shows the right-wing bloc maintains a majority of 63 seats, Likud continues as Israel’s largest party with 31, while Eisenkot’s Yashar strengthens by one seat to 24.
1+If elections were held today, Likud would win 31 seats—unchanged from the previous poll. Yashar strengthens from 23 to 24, cementing its position as the second-largest party. Shas remains at 10 seats.
The Democrats party loses one seat, dropping from 9 to 8. United Torah Judaism and Otzma Yehudit each receive 7 seats, unchanged. Yisrael Beiteinu strengthens by one seat, rising from 6 to 7, and the Joint List of Hadash, Ta’al and Balad also receives 7 seats—as it did in the previous poll.
The Yachad party weakens by one seat, dropping from 7 to 6. Ra’am maintains its strength with 5 seats, while Religious Zionism and Ofer Winter’s Amcha Yisrael each receive 4 seats. Winter thus maintains his strength from the previous poll, when he first crossed the electoral threshold after launching his party.
Below the threshold, Moshe Feiglin’s Zehut party shows strengthening, rising from 1.7% in the previous poll to 2.3% in the current one. The Zionist Home/Reservists party of Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel receives 0.9%, Unity 0.6%, Blue and White 0.5%, and Noam 0.5%.
In terms of bloc division, there’s no change: the right-wing bloc continues to hold a majority of 63 seats, the left-wing bloc stands at 45, and the Arab parties together receive 12. Despite internal shifts between parties, the balance of power between blocs remains identical to the previous poll.
1+Regarding suitability for the position of prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu continues to lead but weakens compared to the previous poll. 51% of respondents chose him as most suitable among the four figures presented, compared to 53% in the previous poll. Gadi Eisenkot strengthens from 33% to 35%, Naftali Bennett rises from 8% to 10%, and Avigdor Lieberman drops from 6% to 4%.
In a head-to-head test between Netanyahu and Eisenkot, there’s no change: 56% of respondents believe Benjamin Netanyahu is more suitable to serve as prime minister, compared to 44% who chose Gadi Eisenkot.
Disclaimer: The poll was conducted by NEXT DATA withthe participation of 666 adults from the general population on August 30, 2026. Data analysis: Shlomo Filber.