A new i24NEWS/Direct Polls survey shows Likud holding a clear lead with 27 seats, while Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar slips to 21. The Democrats receive 10 seats, Naftali Bennett’s Beyachad 9, Yisrael Beytenu and United Torah Judaism 8 each, and Shas and Otzma Yehudit 7 each. The coalition parties total 60 seats, compared with 48 for the opposition and 12 for the Arab parties, leaving neither side with the 61 seats needed for a majority. Ofer Winter’s Amcha Yisrael rises from 4 to 5 seats, while Otzma Yehudit falls from 8 to 7.