A Maariv poll conducted on June 24–25, 2026, shows Likud gained one seat, reaching 22 seats in Israel's Knesset. The Zionist opposition bloc holds 60 seats, while the coalition holds 50 seats. Arab parties hold 10 seats.
The Together party, led by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, holds 18 seats. This represents a loss of 10 seats for the party in the approximately two months following the merger between Bennett and Lapid. The Yashar! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, holds 21 seats, gaining 9 seats since the merger.
Blue and White received 1.7 percent support, Balad received 1.6 percent, and the Reservists party received 1.2 percent; none passed the electoral threshold. Likud previously held 28 seats during Operation Roaring Lion.
The poll explored hypothetical merger scenarios. A merger between Together and Yashar! would result in the combined entity holding 33 seats. In this scenario, the opposition bloc would drop to 58 seats, while the coalition would rise to 52 seats. Of Together's 18 seats, 16 would remain with the merged list, one would shift to the coalition, and one would become undecided. Of Yashar!'s 21 seats, 13 would remain with Bennett in a merger, four would move to other opposition parties, one would move to the Reservists party, and three would become undecided. A joint list led by Gadi Eisenkot alone would result in 37 seats, unchanged from a previous poll.
Regarding prime ministerial preferences, 34 percent of Israelis believe Gadi Eisenkot is more suited to serve as prime minister than Naftali Bennett, while 26 percent prefer Bennett over Eisenkot. Forty percent expressed no preference between the two.
Sixty-three percent of Israelis believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should always prioritize Israel's interests, even if this conflicts with requests from U.S. President Donald Trump. Eighteen percent state that Netanyahu should comply with Trump's requests due to the importance of the alliance with the United States. Nineteen percent were undecided on this matter. Regarding legal proceedings, 46 percent say Netanyahu should continue his legal process until a verdict is reached, while 36 percent prefer a plea deal or pardon, even if it means leaving politics. Eighteen percent were undecided on whether Netanyahu should continue legal proceedings or seek a plea deal. The poll included 500 respondents representing a sample of Israel's adult population aged 18 and over, including Jewish and Arab citizens. The maximum sampling error is 4.4 percent.
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