Israel elections: Netanyahu, Eisenkot each claim mandate after tight vote
The three mainstream Israeli television networks in exit polls gave the two blocs each around 51 seats, well below the 61 needed to govern
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Netanyahu's bloc down to 57 seats, as 42 percent of ballots counted
Netanyahu's bloc down to 57 seats, as 42 percent of ballots counted Data from the Central Elections Committee indicates that over 2.1 million ballots have been counted, nearly 42%. Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc remains in the lead, but has gone down to 57 seats. Eisenkot’s bloc follows in at 47 seats, while Palestinian-led parties hold 16 seats.
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Prime Minister meets community leaders at Downing Street
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Netanyahu claims Israel has 'unprecedented' chance to remove Iranian threat
Netanyahu claims Israel has 'unprecedented' chance to remove Iranian threat Benjamin Netanyah said that Israel has an "unprecedented" chance to eliminate the threat from Iran. "Please know that Israel is standing before an unprecedented and unique opportunity to eliminate the existential threat that is Iran once and for all," he said during his speech.