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With Israel's October 27 election approaching, a new Zman Yisrael poll showed Netanyahu's bloc and rival blocs both falling short of a majority, with Likud tied for first place and Eisenkot's Yashar party polling as the largest single party. Separately, Israel's Supreme Court advised Balad party leader Sami Abou Shehadeh to drop his candidacy after facing a potential ban, and the Central Elections Committee had voted to bar Arab party lists and candidates, prompting Balad to announce it would end its election bid while remaining part of efforts to oust Netanyahu. In related political developments, Trump avoided directly endorsing Netanyahu in a Time interview, though he defended him over reported pre-October 7 intelligence warnings, reflecting ongoing uncertainty over US-Israel political dynamics ahead of the vote.