{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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With 77.7% voter turnout, the highest since 1999, neither bloc has yet reached the 61 seats required for a majority.","category":"Politics","area":"Israel","publishedAt":"2026-10-28T05:45:35.916Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-28T05:29:55.331Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-28T05:45:35.916Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":48,"critic":60,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to election commission data and Israeli media reports, with some outlets citing specific vote percentages.","critic":"Reports provide key figures and dates, but lack quotes from affected parties or discussion of future implications.","hype":"Headlines suggest a clear lead, but the body of the reporting indicates a close race with an unsettled outcome."}},"tags":["#IsraelElections","#BenjaminNetanyahu","#Knesset","#ElectionResults","#GadiEisenkot"],"entities":["Benjamin Netanyahu","Gadi Eisenkot","Yashar Party","Central Elections Committee","Donald Trump"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Less than half of all votes in Israel's election have been counted.","Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is leading in the partial count, with projections ranging from 57 to 59 seats.","The opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar Party, has between 47 and 47 seats.","Voter turnout reached 77.7%, the highest at that hour since 1999."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"As vote counting continues in Israel's parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc holds a lead, though no political faction has yet secured a majority. Less than half of all votes have been tallied. Voter turnout was 77.7% by the time polls closed, the highest figure at that hour since 1999, according to the Central Elections Committee."},{"type":"heading","text":"Seat projections"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Partial results indicate Netanyahu's bloc is projected to win between 57 and 59 seats. The opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar Party, is reported to have 47 seats. Some reports also mention an additional 16 seats for parties elected mostly by Israeli Arabs."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No centre-rated outlet reported on this story. 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