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Israel Election Results: Netanyahu Bloc Leads as Vote Count Continues

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With 37.4% of votes counted in Israel's election, Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud party leads with 28 seats, followed by "Yesh" with 21. The results indicate no clear majority, with final outcomes pending the full count from major cities. Netanyahu called for a "right-wing, Zionist, and strong" government, while "Yesh" chairman Gadi Eisenkot declared "history made." The Joint List and Ra'am are projected to win a combined 18 seats.

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Likud leads with 28 seats after 37.4% of Israeli election votes are counted.
Prime Minister Netanyahu calls for a "right-wing, Zionist, and strong" government.
"Yesh" party chairman Gadi Eisenkot declares "history made" with his party's performance.
The Joint List and Ra'am parties are projected to win a combined 18 seats.
Final election results are expected later today from the Central Elections Committee.

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With 37.4% of votes counted in Israel's general election as of 6:00 AM, the Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is currently ahead with 28 seats, representing 21.7% of the vote. The "Yesh" party follows with 21 seats (16%), and the Joint List has 12 seats (9.22%). The "Beiteinu" party holds 11 seats (8.4%), while Israel Beiteinu and United Torah Judaism each have 8 seats. Four parties, including Otzma Yehudit and Shas, are each at 7 seats. Ra'am has fallen to 4 seats. The current results suggest no clear majority, with the outcome potentially shifting as votes from major cities like Tel Aviv are still being tallied.

Prime Minister Netanyahu called for a "right-wing, Zionist, and strong" government from Jerusalem, acknowledging the Likud as the largest party based on initial projections but stopping short of declaring victory. In contrast, the "change bloc" expressed optimism. Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of "Yesh," declared "We made history," with his party projected as the largest in the change bloc. Naftali Bennett, chairman of "Beiteinu," stated that the leaders of the change bloc are coordinated and intend to form the next government.

The Joint List, headed by Yosef Jabareen, and Ra'am, led by Mansour Abbas, are together projected to win 18 seats, marking a significant outcome for these parties. Abbas indicated that both right-wing and change bloc parties have approached him for potential cooperation.

The Religious Zionism party celebrated its projected 6 seats, though current partial results show them at 7 seats. The final results are expected later in the day from the Central Elections Committee, which will determine if the bloc balance shifts with the completion of the count in larger cities.