Netanyahu bloc falls to 53 seats, short of majority

Netanyahu bloc falls to 53 seats, short of majority

Israel’s election has produced no clear winner, with Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc falling to fifty-three seats after eighty-five point six percent of ballots were counted. Opposition parties seeking Netanyahu’s removal hold a combined sixty-seven seats, while strong gains by Palestinian-led parties leave both camps short of the sixty-one seats needed to govern.

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