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With 90% of votes counted, Netanyahu bloc has 53 seats, Eisenkot’s 48; Arab parties surge to 19
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In Short: With 89.8% of votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc leads with 53 seats, while Eisenkot's bloc has 48, leaving both short of a 61-seat majority.
The Central Election Committee (CEC) reported Wednesday that with 89.8% of ballots counted, Netanyahu's bloc is set to win 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, while Eisenkot's bloc has 48 seats.
This outcome marks a reversal from Tuesday night's exit polls, which showed Eisenkot's bloc ahead by two or three seats.
The CEC noted that around 430,000 to 480,000 double envelope votes remain to be counted, with the tally expected to be completed by Thursday evening.
The two predominantly Arab parties are poised to win a combined 19 seats, potentially putting them in a kingmaker position.
Neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot has secured a clear majority, complicating coalition efforts.
According to the Times of Israel, Trump endorsed Netanyahu on social media, calling him a 'Great Warrior Prime Minister' and a 'Partner for Peace' in combating Iran.
Netanyahu responded, 'Together we will complete the mission,' highlighting his commitment to his supporters.
Herzog, the President of Israel, stated that the country 'must do everything possible to avoid another round of elections,' emphasizing the need for a swift resolution.
The Arab parties' surge to 19 seats complicates coalition formation, as Zionist bloc members have ruled out cooperating with them.
DW reported that Netanyahu's right-wing bloc is projected to win the most seats but not enough for a majority.
Reuters noted that Channel 12 revised its exit poll to show Netanyahu’s alliance winning 52 seats, compared with 49 for the opposition bloc.
ABC in Australia reported that Netanyahu's coalition would secure 55 seats, and Eisenkot's bloc would win 49, with the remaining 16 seats held by Arab parties.
What's confirmed
- The Central Election Committee (CEC) reported Wednesday that with 89.8% of ballots counted, Netanyahu's bloc is set to win 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, while Eisenkot's bloc has 48 seats.
- This outcome marks a reversal from Tuesday night's exit polls, which showed Eisenkot's bloc ahead by two or three seats.
- The CEC noted that around 430,000 to 480,000 double envelope votes remain to be counted, with the tally expected to be completed by Thursday evening.
- The two predominantly Arab parties are poised to win a combined 19 seats, potentially putting them in a kingmaker position.
- Neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot has secured a clear majority, complicating coalition efforts.
- According to the Times of Israel, Trump endorsed Netanyahu on social media, calling him a 'Great Warrior Prime Minister' and a 'Partner for Peace' in combating Iran.
- Netanyahu responded, 'Together we will complete the mission,' highlighting his commitment to his supporters.
- Herzog, the President of Israel, stated that the country 'must do everything possible to avoid another round of elections,' emphasizing the need for a swift resolution.
- The Arab parties' surge to 19 seats complicates coalition formation, as Zionist bloc members have ruled out cooperating with them.
- DW reported that Netanyahu's right-wing bloc is projected to win the most seats but not enough for a majority.
- Reuters noted that Channel 12 revised its exit poll to show Netanyahu’s alliance winning 52 seats, compared with 49 for the opposition bloc.
- ABC in Australia reported that Netanyahu's coalition would secure 55 seats, and Eisenkot's bloc would win 49, with the remaining 16 seats held by Arab parties.
What's still developing
- In its update just after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, the CEC said 89.8% of total votes had been counted, representing the results from nearly all regular ballot boxes.
- Eisenkot’s bloc, made up of Yashar, B’Yachad, The Democrats and Yisrael Beytenu, meanwhile, had a collective 48 seats — 13 short of a majority.
- "Netanyahu has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran, with its 51 year old chant, 'Death to Israel, Death to America!'" Trump wrote on social media.
- PM pulls ahead of Eisenkot with close to five million votes counted, but both blocs fall short of majority. Arab parties predicted to reach combined seat total of 19, complicating coalition efforts According to the sources, Trump believes settler violence is undermining his regional vision and making it more difficult to implement.
- To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Israel's election has produced no clear winner, leaving both Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot short of a path to power.
- Get Premium+ for only €65/year and receive a €75 O'Neills Gift Card Israel‘s election appeared deadlocked on Tuesday with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor rival Gadi Eisenkot showing a clear path to power, exit polls showed, after record turnout in a wartime vote that raised the prospect of prolonged coalition bargaining or another election.
- Some Israeli media outlets, including pro-Netanyahu Channel 14, projected far stronger showing for Netanyahu and his parties, saying they would collectively win 60 seats.
- The two leading Israeli candidates are telling voters they will crack down hard on Hamas and fight Iran Gadi Eisenkot, a leading Israeli politician hoping to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in elections later this month, pledged Thursday that he would “destroy Hamas’s military wing” within 18 months of taking office.
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- He appeared in a video this week standing beside a missile-defense battery and warned Tehran it would face “a devastating blow” if it attacked Israel.