Netanyahu’s fortunes improve but without clear path to outright victory

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fortunes changed Wednesday as vote counting in Israel wound down, with his Likud party and coalition partners edging out the leading competitor, retired Gen. Gadi Eisenkot. Netanyahu’s Likud party was projected to hold 26 seats in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, with more than 80 percent of the votes...

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