Netanyahu faces likely defeat in Israel after 19 years in power

Benjamin Netanyahu appears poised to lose control of Israel's Knesset after 19 years, with polls showing his coalition trailing the opposition ahead of Tuesday's election. A Haaretz poll gives Netanyahu's coalition 50 of 120 seats versus 56 for opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, whose Yashar party leads Likud 22 to 20. Eisenkot, a former IDF chief, could become Israel's first Mizrahi prime minister. The campaign has been marred by controversy, including an AI video Netanyahu posted mocking Eisenkot's late son, who died in a military operation. Analysts predict possible coalition scenarios or another election.