The Dallas Fed Business Activity Index for October was 13.4, down from 9.8 in the previous month.

1. Agudat Yisrael may support an opposition government. Agudat Yisrael, who holds three seats in parliament, may offer his support as a condition of a budget agreement, but the new government may still require votes from Arab parties. He and the Tora Banner faction disagree on issues such as ultra-Orthodox military service and their stance on Netanyahu. (Note: Agudat Yisrael is an ultra-Orthodox faction led by Yitzhak Goldknopf, holding three seats in parliament.) 2. Bennett may be a key figure in forming a government. If neither camp secures the 61 seats needed for a parliamentary majority, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett may determine the composition of the next government, and even join a Netanyahu-led government. While this scenario is considered less likely, some argue that given Bennett's right-wing political background, he may be the only leader in the "change camp" capable of making such a political shift. However, this decision would require Bennett to change his political base. Furthermore, the internal composition of his current party further complicates this choice. 3. The likelihood of Lieberman shifting his support to Netanyahu is low. Another possibility has been raised: that Avigdor Lieber might take similar action and shift his support to Netanyahu, especially considering his past decision to join Netanyahu's government and serve as Defense Minister. However, due to personal and political differences between Lieberman and Netanyahu, he is currently far from making such a political shift. (Note: Avigdor Lieberman is a right-wing secular nationalist politician in Israel and the founder and leader of the party "Our Homeland, Israel." He was once a key political ally of Netanyahu but later became a public opponent of him.) 4. Latest election updates: Neither camp has a clear path to forming a government. Netanyahu's ruling coalition has approximately 50 seats; the main Zionist opposition has approximately 52-56 seats (the Israeli Knesset has 120 seats, and 61 are needed to form a government).

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