Israeli Election Results Show Netanyahu's Alliance Leading with More Seats than Rivals

The Israeli election vote count, excluding ballots in double envelopes, revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's alliance secured 53 seats, compared to 48 seats for Gadi Eizenkot's alliance, while Arab parties obtained 19 seats. Regarding parties and lists, the Likud party won 26 seats, and the "Yeshar" party led by Eizenkot secured 21 seats, whereas both the Joint List and the "Beyahad" party led by Naftali Bennett received 12 seats each, and the "Democrats" party gained 8 seats. Additionally, the parties "Yisrael Beiteinu," "United Arab List (Ra'am)," "United Torah Judaism," "Otma Yehudit," and "Shas" each won 7 seats, while the "Religious Zionism" list obtained 6 seats. Israeli President Isaac Herzog emphasized the importance of making every effort to avoid holding another election round.