Israeli Voting Ends After Record Turnout With No Clear Winner NYT - World By: Aaron Boxerman, David M. Halbfinger, Leo Sands and Michael Levenson 27 October 2026 at 21:59 A bloc of opposition parties held a lead over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, according to exit polls. But it could take weeks or even months to form a new government. © Erik Marmor/Getty ImagesIsraeli voters at a polling station in Hebron, West Bank, on Tuesday.