Israel cannot hold both ends of the stick – you can't continue the current policy in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, while promising an Abraham Accords expansion and Israel's integration into the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor

The Kan public television poll projects Likud gaining one seat to become the largest party, while the Democrats and Yisrael Beiteinu each win 10. The United Arab List and Religious Zionism also gain ground, while Otzma Yehudit loses a seat

Netanyahu is trying to navigate between Trump's demands to rehabilitate Gaza and pressure from his right-wing partners to make no concessions. With the election approaching, his strategy seems to be biding time with the hope international pressure eases