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Update: Israel's count ends with no majority; Netanyahu bloc 53, Eisenkot-led bloc 48, Arab parties 19; certified results due by Wednesday
With more than 99% of ballots counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc holds 53 of 120 Knesset seats, the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot 48 and Arab parties 19, short of the 61 needed for a majority, Haaretz reported, according to Al Jazeera. Final results are to be certified by Wednesday, and Eisenkot met former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday to discuss forming a government.
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- Al Jazeera (with AFP and Reuters)Israel election result shows no overall majority as vote count complete