Latest poll in Israel: Netanyahu's bloc is getting stronger

The results of the latest survey conducted by Lazar Research for Maariv newspaper showed that the ruling bloc led by Netanyahu increased to 51 seats, while the opposition bloc lost 2 seats compared to last week and decreased to 53 deputies.

Maariv newspaper reported that with the Flydubai incident, security concerns came to the fore again in Israeli society and the gap between the blocks narrowed.

According to the Israeli election system, in order to form a government, the support of at least 61 deputies in the 120-seat Israeli Parliament is required.

Opinion polls published in Israel point to complex coalition calculations and tight coalition bargaining after the elections.

The Likud Party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, increased its number of seats to 19 compared to the previous poll, while the Ultra-Orthodox Shas and United Torah Judaism parties increased to 7 seats each.

Israel's far-right Jewish Power Party won 9 seats, while another far-right party, Religious Zionism, won 5 seats.

In the opposition bloc, the Yashar Party led by Gadi Eisenkot lost one member of parliament compared to the previous poll and fell to 21 seats. Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's "Together" list remained at 13 seats.

According to the same survey results, the Democrats Party lost one seat and decreased to 10 seats, while the Reservists and People of Israel parties gained 4 seats each.

The Joint List, representing citizens of Palestinian origin in Israel, had 7 seats, and the United Arab List (Raam Party) had 5 seats, with a total of 12 seats.

According to the poll, Gadi Eisenkot was seen to be ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu in the race for prime minister.

While 47 percent of the participants saw Eisenkot as a more suitable name for the prime ministership, 41 percent preferred Netanyahu.

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was also ahead of Netanyahu in the race for prime minister. While 45 percent of the participants preferred Bennett, the rate of those in favor of Netanyahu remained at 41 percent.