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Haredi parties, Yashar, coalition bloc lose seats in Knesset, as Otzma Yehudit gains one - poll

Elsewhere in the bloc, the Democrats gained two seats to reach 11, while B’Yachad remained at 13, Yisrael Beytenu at nine and the joint Reservists-Economic Party at four seats.

The Haredi parties and Yashar faced a decline in seats in the Knesset, while Otzma Yehudit gained a seat. The coalition bloc lost one seat, falling to 49, while the Zionist opposition bloc gained one seat, rising to 55. In the opposition bloc, Yashar lost another seat, standing at 22, while Blue and White, led by Benny Gantz, received 1.3% of the vote, and Noam for Israel, led by Avi Maoz, received 0.7%, failing to cross the electoral threshold.

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