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Five key takeaways from Israel’s parliamentary elections

With more than 76 percent of votes counted, Netanyahu’s bloc holds slight lead over opposition, but shy of majority.

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Trump claims he saved Bibi from total defeat after Israel election deadlock

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New York woman convicted of receiving military training from ISIS

Halima Salman was convicted following a trial in which prosecutors said she received weapons training and pledged her loyalty to ISIS.

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Partial results show no clear winner in Israel election

Israel’s first election since October 7 appears deadlocked, with neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot on track for a majority.

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Gadi Eisenkot declares victory as bloc takes lead over Netanyahu's, despite deadlock

Initial voting results gave his political bloc a 53-50 or 52-50 lead over the Netanyahu bloc according to Channels 11, 12, and 13, even as Netanyahu edged Eisenkot in head-to-head competition.

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Israel election results live: Netanyahu calls for a right-wing government

Preliminary count shows no outright winner with Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition slightly ahead of main opposition bloc.

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Israel election: Exit polls suggest no clear winner with Eisenkot's bloc neck and neck with Netanyahu

Israeli elections can be decided by just a handful of seats and exit polls have been wrong in the past - we are unlikely to know who will be prime minister for weeks or longer.

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Israel election exit polls: Netanyahu faces rebuke, but no clear winner emerges

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a setback in the national elections, with exit polls suggesting his bloc won 50 seats against 52-53 for the opposition and 17-18 for Arab-led parties. However, the results point to a potentially inconclusive outcome, with coalition negotiations likely to determine whether Netanyahu remains in power or Israel heads for another election.

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Netanyahu warns of high turnout in Israeli election: 'Emergency hour'

Benjamin Netanyahu sounded the alarm over record turnout in the Israeli elections, saying it was driven by Arab and left-wing voters.

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Coalition talks loom as Israel exit polls suggest Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs tied

Projections show votes for Palestinian parties surged in a tight contest that saw the highest turnout in decades

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Israel’s election: when will we know the next prime minister?

With half of votes counted, a starkly different tally from last night’s exit polls has emerged

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Polls have closed in Israel. Who will win the election?

Polls closed in the heavily watched election in Israel at 10 p.m. local (4 p.m. ET). Turnout at 77.6% has been at the highest levels in several decades.

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What happens in Israeli and US elections may reshape the Middle East

The short term outlook for the war-torn region remains very gloomy

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Russian satellites helping Iran’s allies strike Saudi: Officials

Iranian-backed militias carried out a precision strike last month, hitting the pumping stations of Saudi Arabia’s most important oil pipeline.

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Palestine weekly: West Bank under siege as Israelis go to the polls

Israel sealed the West Bank, emptied parts of Hebron and tightened the squeeze on Gaza as its election campaign closed.

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IDF kills Hamas commandos involved in Alexander Dancyg's October 7 kidnapping

Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Baraka, who the IDF says took part in Alexander Dancyg's kidnapping at Kibbutz Nir Oz and later helped hold Nimrod Cohen hostage, was killed in southern Gaza; two other Nukhba operatives were killed Friday in northern Gaza

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Israel's opposition bloc vows to seize chance to replace Benjamin Netanyahu

Sources in the change bloc told Walla on Tuesday that there will be no second chance, and that party leaders must be ready to break promises and make painful compromises to form a government.

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UK prosecutors charge two after RAF Fairford incident

British Iranian Mohmed Abdulkarim and British citizen Nouman Essghir have been charged under the National Security Act.

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Israeli election polling data: Bennett's B'Yachad projected to win 11 seats

The results put B’Yachad broadly in line with pre-election expectations, although its projected support remained well below the 24 seats Yesh Atid won independently in the November 2022 election.

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‘We'll send them home’: Joint List leader vows to help oust Netanyahu

With the Joint List projected to win 13 seats and Arab parties holding 19 combined, Yousef Jabareen says his party is ready to help remove Netanyahu from power, while Ahmad Tibi sees a real chance for political change and identifies Gadi Eisenkot as a leading candidate to form the next government