Former military chief and leader of the main opposition bloc
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His bloc won 48 seats and says the results are a vote for change.
Arab-led parties won 19 seats in Israel’s 120-seat Knesset, nearly double their previous 10, after roughly 80% of eligible Palestinian citizens voted. Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc nor challenger Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc reached the 61 seats needed to govern.
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Leads the opposition bloc that won 48 seats; negotiating with Arab-led parties and preparing bills for the new Knesset.
Final results from the October 27 election give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc 53 seats and the opposition bloc 48, with Arab-led parties on a record 19. No side has the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset, so coalition talks are under way.
His opposition bloc won 48 seats; talks on replacing Netanyahu began, including contacts with Ra'am's Mansour Abbas
Blue and White finished withdrawing from the October 27 election on October 21, when every candidate on Benny Gantz's list signed resignation papers and the Central Elections Committee confirmed the party will not compete. Its ballot slips, printed with the letters "Ken," will not be handed out and are marked with an X on polling-station posters. Any slips found during the count, including at military and overseas polling stations, will be ruled invalid.
Updated 2 days ago
Running in October 27 national election; polls show tight race
The United Nations' human rights chief said Israel's crackdown in Hebron raises "serious concerns of ethnic cleansing." Hebron's municipality said 4,969 people from 780 families have now been displaced.
Welcomed Bennett-Lapid merger; has not committed to joining Together
Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, former Israeli prime ministers, briefly removed Benjamin Netanyahu from power in 2021. On April 26, they announced a merger of their parties into a slate called 'Together, Led by Bennett.' Netanyahu responded within hours. He posted a video showing the pair's 2021 coalition-signing ceremony with Arab party leader Mansour Abbas, captioned 'They did it once, they will do it again.'
Updated May 31
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