World News Roundup Wednesday
World news roundup for Wednesday: Netanyahu leads in elections without a majority (53 seats vs 48 for Eisenkot and 19 for Arab parties). 64 killed in a train collision in Spain. 14 killed by Saudi strikes in Yemen and a Houthi missile lands at Aden airport.
World news roundup for Wednesday, October 28, 2026. In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp led the rival Zionist opposition camp, but remained short of a majority, after more than 70% of votes were counted in the pivotal general election. Results showed Netanyahu's camp winning 53 out of 120 Knesset seats, compared to 48 for the opposition coalition led by Eisenkot, while Arab parties in Israel, which are not aligned with either camp, won 19 seats. Israeli President Isaac Herzog stressed the need to make every possible effort to avoid new elections, while Joint List leader Youssef Jabareen called for a "true partnership" to work towards ousting Netanyahu. Globally: at least 64 people killed in a collision of two high-speed trains south of Madrid, 14 killed by Saudi strikes on the city of Al-Hazm in Al-Jawf province northwest of Yemen, and a Houthi missile landed at Aden airport.