Recent polls ahead of Israel's October 27 Knesset election show Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party consistently ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud, with averages placing Yashar near 21-23 seats and Likud near 19-22. Benny Gantz's withdrawal from the race has boosted Yashar's positioning in the Zionist opposition bloc, while Naftali Bennett's B'Yachad party trails further behind. Neither the pro-Netanyahu nor the main opposition grouping reaches the 61 seats needed for a majority, leaving coalition arithmetic dependent on smaller parties clearing the 3.25% threshold and potential cross-bloc negotiations. Trader consensus reflects these seat projections and Eisenkot's security credentials as the primary driver of Yashar's lead.