Israel Vote Count Leaves Netanyahu Bloc Short of Majority

Israel Vote Count Leaves Netanyahu Bloc Short of Majority

Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leads the Israeli vote count with 53 seats, eight short of the 61 needed for a parliamentary majority, while parties seeking to remove him hold a combined 67 seats. With 85.6 percent of ballots counted, Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar has 21 seats, Arab-led parties are gaining ground, no official winner has emerged, and coalition talks are expected to take weeks.

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