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Israel's Central Elections Committee moved to disqualify both major Arab-led party lists, Ra'am and the Joint List, along with Balad's leader Sami Abu Shehadeh, from the October election, a decision widely expected to be overturned by the High Court but which would leave Palestinian citizens of Israel without major Knesset representation in the meantime. Separately, a new poll showed the anti-Netanyahu bloc pulling ahead, though neither side is close to a governing majority. The developments come as potential Netanyahu successor Benny Gantz-era rival Gadi Eisenkot faces questions over why he is barely campaigning despite more than half the electorate wanting Netanyahu removed, highlighting the fluid and contentious nature of Israel's approaching election.