A nerve-racking night at the election headquarters: the drama, the confusion, and the surprising polls

Election night was marked by peak tension and uncertainty at the headquarters of Netanyahu and Eisenkot. With the closing of the polls and the publication of the exit polls, confusion took over the political system as both sides struggled to decipher who the winner was.

Election night in Israel was characterized by peak tension and complete uncertainty at the headquarters of Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu. Both headquarters worked around the clock to turn out voters until the polls closed at ten o'clock at night. With the publication of the exit poll results on television channels, confusion took over the entire political system, as each camp struggled to decipher who the real winner was. Correspondent Dror Rafael went on a field tour between activity hubs from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and documented the nerves, the early hopes, and the celebrations that turned into helplessness. The article reveals the gap between the quick feelings of victory and the complex reality that left both sides hanging in the air until the real results.