Exit polls from Channels 11, 12 and 13 project 11 or 12 seats for the Joint List and seven for Ra’am, which would give the so-called “Arab bloc” 18 or 19 seats, according to The Times of Israel.

The result would surpass the previous record of 15 seats for Arab-majority parties, set in 2020. Turnout in Arab towns surged: 72.2% in Nazareth, against 48.29% in 2022, and 82% in Rahat, against 60.61%.