Israeli Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu’s Likud party continues to hold a slim advantage in the latest Kantar Institute survey, while Gadi Eisenkot remains within striking distance both in projected Knesset seats and in public support for prime minister. Meanwhile, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid’s joint political alliance has fallen to its weakest polling performance since its formation.

A new Kantar Institute poll conducted for Kan News indicates that if Israelis were to head to the polls today, Likud would emerge as the largest party with 22 seats. Eisenkot’s Yashar party follows just one seat behind with 21 mandates.

The survey also points to a significant decline for Bennett and Lapid’s Together Party, which slips to just 14 seats — its lowest showing in the polls to date. The Democrats are projected to secure 10 seats, while Otzma Yehudit and Yisrael Beytenu each receive nine. Shas and United Torah Judaism are each forecast to win eight seats. Hadash-Ta’al, Ra’am, and the Religious Zionist Party are each projected to capture five seats, while the new party headed by Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel would enter the Knesset with four seats.

Based on the poll, parties aligned with Netanyahu would collectively command 52 seats. The bloc opposed to Netanyahu, excluding the Arab parties, would total 58 seats.

The survey also finds virtually no difference between Netanyahu and Eisenkot when Israelis are asked who is best suited to serve as prime minister. Netanyahu receives the backing of 39% of respondents, while Eisenkot follows closely behind with 38%.

The comparison between Netanyahu and Bennett is considerably less competitive. Netanyahu again earns the support of 39% of respondents, while Bennett trails with 31% who believe he is the right choice to return as prime minister.