https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/former-israeli-pm-emerges-as-wild-card-in-high-stakes-election-with-middle-east-s-future-at-stakeContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/former-israeli-pm-emerges-as-wild-card-in-high-stakes-election-with-middle-east-s-future-at-stakehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/former-israeli-pm-emerges-as-wild-card-in-high-stakes-election-with-middle-east-s-future-at-stake#u168061Sun, 01 Nov 2026 13:16:17 +0000Israel faces potential months of political limbo following the October 27 election, which ended in a deadlock leaving no clear winner. Final election results show that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud bloc nor the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot can reach the necessary 61 Knesset seats to form a government without breaking campaign promises. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has emerged as a wildcard in the high-stakes race, seeking a political comeback through his Together or B'Yachad party alongside Yair Lapid, though the list trailed in the polls.Why it matter