Netanyahu’s bloc falls short as Israeli vote count continues

Netanyahu’s bloc falls short as Israeli vote count continues

Israel’s Central Elections Committee projected Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc at fifty-three seats after counting eighty-five point six percent of ballots, eight short of the sixty-one needed for a majority. The opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot and other parties seeking to remove Netanyahu held sixty-seven combined seats in the Knesset, while Arab-led parties gained ground.

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