October 7 biggest issue for undecided voters as Yashar! stays ahead of Likud at 23 seats - poll

If Israeli Knesset elections were held today, Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party would emerge as the largest, securing 23 seats, according to a recent N12 poll. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party follows closely with 22 seats. Both parties lost one seat compared to the previous week's poll.

Other parties also saw shifts: Together, led by Naftali Bennett, dropped to 14 mandates, and Yair Golan's Democrats fell to 10 seats. Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beytenu maintained nine seats, while Shas, United Torah Judaism, and Otzma Yehudit each held eight. The Arab parties Hadash-Ta'al and Ra'am received five seats apiece, and Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party secured four.

A significant development is the potential success of Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel's Bayit Tzioni - HaMiluimnikim, which the poll suggests would pass the 3.25% electoral threshold to gain four seats. This would bring the opposition parties' total to 70 seats, compared to the current coalition's 50. Notably, this poll marks the first time non-Arab opposition parties collectively reached 60 seats.

Regarding leadership suitability, Eisenkot and Netanyahu are tied at 38% support as the preferred Prime Minister. Netanyahu, however, leads Bennett (40% to 34%) and Lieberman (39% to 25%) in suitability for the role. The poll also indicated that only 10% of the public remained undecided about their vote. Among those considering a change in their vote, almost 30% stated that the October 7 events influenced their decision.