The 11:00 report · 28.10.2026

Vote Count: Netanyahu Bloc at 54 Seats, Eisenkot at 48 as Deadlock Persists

Vote counting in the Knesset elections continues, with data from the Central Elections Committee after tallying 66% to 72% of ballot boxes pointing to political deadlock. The bloc supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slipped to 54 seats, while the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot stands at 48 seats, with Arab parties holding approximately 16 seats. These figures align with earlier television exit polls, which showed neither bloc reaching the 61-seat majority required to form a government. Against the backdrop of Eisenkot's message to defense chiefs that Netanyahu serves as a transition prime minister, and Yair Golan's call for a coalition with Arab parties, the current seat distribution illustrates the impasse facing the political system.

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Assailant Killed After Stabbing Guard Outside Israeli Embassy in Serbia

A police officer guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia's capital, was lightly wounded this morning after being stabbed outside the mission building. The attacker, an armed minor carrying two knives who shouted "Allahu Akbar," was shot dead at the scene by security forces. Local authorities stated that the assailant was known to them as an ISIS supporter. Following the incident, Serbia raised its terrorism alert to the highest level. The attack once again places Israeli diplomatic missions abroad under threat of terrorism, prompting local law enforcement to tighten security measures and prepare for heightened security threats across the country.

NASA Satellite Tracking Monitors Four Tropical Storms

NASA's EONET system is documenting the simultaneous activity of four tropical storms worldwide through satellite tracking and international monitoring reports. The most powerful system recorded is Typhoon In-fa, with the Joint Typhoon Warning Center measuring winds of 120 knots. At the same time, Tropical Cyclone Arnab was recorded with maximum winds of 65 knots. Two additional systems tracked in late October are Hurricane Vance, with winds of 35 knots recorded in joint monitoring by the JTWC and the US National Hurricane Center, and Tropical Storm Olana, where winds reached 25 knots. The data presents a broad climatic picture showing intense storm activity across multiple regions concurrently.

Trump Approves Allowing Flávio Bolsonaro to Enter US After Election Defeat

US President Donald Trump approved an entry visa for Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who landed in Florida after leaving his country following his defeat in the presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The move follows an order by a Brazilian Supreme Court justice canceling Bolsonaro's passport and banning his departure amid a money laundering investigation, and comes after the US State Department announced that he and his family would receive visas. Bolsonaro's arrival in the United States resolves uncertainty over his whereabouts following earlier reports of flight to Argentina and dismay in his campaign team, moving his legal troubles into the diplomatic sphere between Brasília and Washington.

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45-Year-Old Man Shot Dead in Arraba in Suspected Murder

A man of about 45 was shot dead this morning in Arraba in an incident investigated as suspected murder. Police stated that the background is criminal, though the victim was not known to them. According to tracking by the Haaretz newspaper, this case brings the number of people murdered in Israel since the start of the year to 233. The identities of the victim and the shooters have not yet been released, but the killing continues a chain of violent and deadly crime, underscoring the broad scale of criminal homicides since the beginning of the year.