Eisenkot leads poll average as Netanyahu closes gap

Five-poll average

Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar averaged 22.2 seats across five polls, while Likud averaged 21.2. That gave Yashar a one-seat advantage in the combined party figures. Eisenkot remained ahead on that measure, although results from some top pollsters showed Benjamin Netanyahu reducing the distance between them.

The decimal figures come from averaging the five polls. They summarize the party estimates across the full set rather than representing an election result. The movement identified among some pollsters does not change the order of the overall averages: Yashar was first and Likud was second.

Bloc result remains unsettled

The broader bloc calculation produced a different picture. The grouping led by Netanyahu held a thin margin, but the bloc result remained inconclusive. The two measures therefore showed a close contest from different angles: Eisenkot’s party had the higher average, while Netanyahu’s grouping had the narrow bloc edge.

The party and bloc figures measure separate things. The party average compares Yashar directly with Likud, while the bloc calculation groups parties together. Neither comparison showed a wide separation in the five-poll snapshot.

Campaign context

Eisenkot is Yashar’s chairman. A photograph accompanying The Jerusalem Post’s article showed him visiting Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, on August 5, 2026, as part of his election campaign. The polling comparison covered five surveys but identified no conclusive bloc outcome.