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Netanyahu and Eisenkot seek coalition after inconclusive Israeli election

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 52 105 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Oct 25 Oct 06:16 UTC · Eisenkot’s Yashar leads Likud before Israeli election, but coalition majority remains uncertain 25 Oct 12:13 UTC · Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu as Israel heads to closely contested election 25 Oct 18:17 UTC · Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu as Israel heads to election 26 Oct 00:16 UTC · Eisenkot mounts centrist challenge to Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election 26 Oct 06:18 UTC · Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu as Israel prepares for closely contested election 26 Oct 18:20 UTC · Eisenkot vows unity as Israel prepares for closely contested election 27 Oct 12:14 UTC · Israel votes as Netanyahu faces close challenge from Eisenkot 28 Oct 00:10 UTC · Israeli exit polls leave Eisenkot and Netanyahu short of a majority 28 Oct 06:09 UTC · Israeli exit polls show deadlock as Netanyahu and Eisenkot seek governing majority 28 Oct 12:12 UTC · Israel election deadlocked as Netanyahu and Eisenkot seek coalition path 28 Oct 18:12 UTC · Netanyahu and Eisenkot face coalition deadlock after Israeli election 29 Oct 06:11 UTC · Netanyahu and Eisenkot face coalition deadlock after Israeli election 29 Oct 18:15 UTC · Netanyahu and Eisenkot seek coalition paths after inconclusive Israeli election 30 Oct 00:13 UTC · Netanyahu and Eisenkot seek coalition after inconclusive Israeli election 30 Oct 12:14 UTC · Netanyahu and Eisenkot seek coalition after inconclusive Israeli election

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 13 HEADLINES

  1. 25 Oct, 06:16 UTC

    Eisenkot’s Yashar leads Likud before Israeli election, but coalition majority remains uncertain

  2. 25 Oct, 12:13 UTC

    Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu as Israel heads to closely contested election

  3. 25 Oct, 18:17 UTC

    Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu as Israel heads to election

  4. 26 Oct, 00:16 UTC

    Eisenkot mounts centrist challenge to Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election

  5. 26 Oct, 06:18 UTC

    Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu as Israel prepares for closely contested election

  6. 26 Oct, 18:20 UTC

    Eisenkot vows unity as Israel prepares for closely contested election

  7. 27 Oct, 12:14 UTC

    Israel votes as Netanyahu faces close challenge from Eisenkot

  8. 28 Oct, 00:10 UTC

    Israeli exit polls leave Eisenkot and Netanyahu short of a majority

  9. 28 Oct, 06:09 UTC

    Israeli exit polls show deadlock as Netanyahu and Eisenkot seek governing majority

  10. 28 Oct, 12:12 UTC

    Israel election deadlocked as Netanyahu and Eisenkot seek coalition path

  11. 28 Oct, 18:12 UTC

    Netanyahu and Eisenkot face coalition deadlock after Israeli election

  12. 29 Oct, 18:15 UTC

    Netanyahu and Eisenkot seek coalition paths after inconclusive Israeli election

  13. 30 Oct, 00:13 UTC

    Netanyahu and Eisenkot seek coalition after inconclusive Israeli election

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Gadi Eisenkot · 13 outlets
  • Benjamin Netanyahu · 11 outlets
  • Joint List · 6 outlets
  • Mansour Abbas · 6 outlets
  • Donald Trump · 5 outlets
  • Yair Lapid · 4 outlets
  • Naftali Bennett · 3 outlets
  • Itamar Ben · 3 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Tel Aviv · from 23 Oct 05:00, 8 outlets
  • Bezalel Smotrich · from 25 Oct 04:26, 5 outlets
  • 61 seats needed · from 23 Oct 05:00, 4 outlets
  • Religious Zionism · from 25 Oct 09:27, 4 outlets
  • Benny Gantz · from 25 Oct 04:26, 3 outlets
  • Otzma Yehudit · from 25 Oct 09:27, 3 outlets
  • Yisrael Beiteinu · from 25 Oct 19:24, 3 outlets
  • Yair Golan · from 25 Oct 19:24, 3 outlets