Opposition leader Netanyahu and his right-religious allies still falling short of majority in TV surveys; parties in outgoing coalition forecast to gain 56 seats

Opposition chief Netanyahu and his right-religious allies fall short of majority in pair of TV surveys, though Lapid also lacks clear path to government without Hadash-Ta'al

Looming gas deal supported by 40%, but 29% oppose; pre-election polls project Netanyahu's right-wing bloc to receive 59-60 seats and Ayelet Shaked creeps closer to Knesset entry

Channel 13 survey gives 61 seats to opposition leader and his right-religious allies, including 14 for the far-right Religious Zionism; second survey puts them 1 short of majority

PM's Yesh Atid wins 45.1% of votes at Blich High School, against 24% for Netanyahu's Likud; polls predict Netanyahu lead, within reach of premiership

Only 7% of respondents to Jewish Electorate Institute survey say Israel is top issue for them; 70% expected to vote Democratic in midterms, reflecting traditional support for party

Ayelet Shaked still failing to clear electoral threshold after partnering with Jewish Home, Channel 13 survey shows

Close to half of Democrats — 44% — are optimistic about the future, up from 27% in July; just 9% of Republicans are optimistic about nation’s direction

National Unity's Gadi Eisenkot says he believes the 12 seats party is currently commanding in polling does not provide it legitimacy to lead the country

Survey predicts 5 Knesset seats each for left-wing parties, but only 9 if they join forces; neither bloc has a majority; Arab representation seen slipping to just 9 seats