Middle East: Netanyahu extends lead in election - but without a majority
After counting around 37 percent of votes, Netanyahu's bloc is leading but has not secured a majority. Forming a government is likely to be difficult.
With around 37% of votes counted in Israel's parliamentary election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjahu's right-wing bloc has increased its lead, but still lacks a clear majority. Netanjahu's bloc currently holds 57 of 120 Knesset seats, 10 more than the opposing bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. Netanjahu's Likud party has 28 seats, while Eisenkot's centre party Jaschar has 21. The formation of a government is expected to be difficult.
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