{"id":659203,"date":"2026-10-28T03:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T03:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/659203\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T03:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T03:18:11","slug":"israel-election-2026-live-updates-netanyahu-eisenkot-caught-in-deadlock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/659203\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Election 2026 live updates: Netanyahu, Eisenkot caught in deadlock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israel Election 2026 live updates: Netanyahu, Eisenkot caught in deadlock | The Jerusalem PostEisenkot declares victory as opposition bloc leads Netanyahu&#8217;s, but neither have clear path to majority \u2022 Arab parties skyrocket as Netanyahu&#8217;s right-wing partners fall<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"ArticleGoogleNewsButton_btn__uqBA8 ArticleGoogleNewsButton_desktop__OuWv9\" aria-label=\"Follow The Jerusalem Post on Google News\">Follow us on Google<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">October 28, 3:36 AM<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu declares &#8216;forbidden&#8217; 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