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Election Results Show Netanyahu Bloc Short of Majority After 84% of Votes Counted

With 84.6% of the votes counted in Israel's Knesset elections, Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is projected to win 54 seats, falling short of the 61-seat majority required to form a government. The opposition bloc stands at 49 seats, leaving the political landscape highly uncertain.

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What happened

01With 84.6% of the votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is projected to win 54 seats, short of the 61 needed for a majority.
02The Likud party leads the election with 27 seats, followed by Yesh Atid with 22 seats.
03The opposition bloc currently holds 49 seats, while the Joint List has 11 seats and Ra'am has 6.
04Netanyahu called for a strong right-wing government, claiming his bloc has a clear and decisive majority.
05Gadi Eisenkot urged against another election, suggested Netanyahu retire, and warned him not to leverage national security for political gain.
06Voter turnout reached 77.6%, with over 4.4 million votes cast across 10,156 polling stations.

According to Hamal, the Likud party, led by Netanyahu, remains the largest single party with 27 seats, followed by Yesh Atid with 22 seats. Other parties include Yamina with 12 seats, the Joint List with 11, the Democrats with 8, and Yisrael Beiteinu, Shas, United Torah Judaism, and Otzma Yehudit with 7 seats each. Religious Zionism and Ra'am are projected to win 6 seats each.

Earlier in the count, Netanyahu addressed supporters, claiming his bloc held a clear, decisive majority and calling for a strong, right-wing government. In response, Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar! party, urged against holding another election, suggested Netanyahu retire from politics, and warned him against using national security for political gain.

The Central Election Commission reported a voter turnout of 77.6%, with 4,421,561 votes cast out of 5,695,682 eligible voters across 10,156 polling stations.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated 13:18

Latest report: Hamal. Read Hamal’s original