Maariv Poll: Eizenkot Leads.. and 67% Fear a Repeat of October 7

Tel Aviv - Afaq News - A poll conducted by Maariv newspaper and published this morning showed a reduction in the gap between the coalition and opposition blocs, with changes in the distribution of parliamentary seats.

According to the poll, the strength of the coalition bloc increased by two seats to reach 51 seats, compared to 53 seats for the opposition bloc, which decreased by two seats, indicating a closer alignment between the two blocs.

At the party level, the Yashar! party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, topped the results with 21 seats, followed by the Likud party with 19 seats. The Together party received 13 seats, the Democrats 10, while both Yisrael Beiteinu and Otzma Yehudit received 9 seats each.

The Joint Arab List received 7 seats, as did Yahadut HaTorah and Shas, while both Religious Zionism and the United List received 5 seats each. Amash Yisrael, Milonimani, and Chulakolit each received 4 seats.

Regarding who Israelis prefer to lead the government, Benjamin Netanyahu has narrowed the gap with Eisenkot to 6 percentage points, as Netanyahu received 47% compared to 41% for Eisenkot.

In the face of Naftali Bennett, the poll showed the same continuing gap, with Bennett receiving 45% compared to 41% for Netanyahu.

In another indicator, the poll showed that 67% of Israelis fear a security incident similar to the events of October 7, reflecting ongoing security concerns in Israeli society.