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  "id": 16869264,
  "title": "Official results after counting 60.3% of the votes: Netanyahu block strengths to 56 seats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/official-results-after-counting-60-3-of-the-votes-netanyahu-block",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T07:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
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  "summary": "<p>According to partial results updated at 9:09 a.m. on Wednesday, with approximately 60.2% of the votes counted, the current coalition bloc has strengthened to 56 seats, while the change bloc has fallen to 48 seats.</p><p>The seat distribution by party:</p><p>Likud - 28</p><p>Yashar - 21</p><p>Joint List - 11</p><p>Together - 11</p><p>Democrats - 8</p><p>United Torah Judaism - 8</p><p>Yisrael…",
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    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Netanyahu's bloc down to 57 seats, as 42 percent of ballots counted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/netanyahus-bloc-down-to-57-seats-as-42-percent-of-ballots-counted",
        "published": "2026-10-28T04:36:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Netanyahu’s bloc narrowly leads Israeli opposition with around 28% of votes counted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/netanyahus-bloc-narrowly-leads-israeli-opposition-with-around-28-of",
        "published": "2026-10-28T06:16:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Netanyahu bloc leads after half of Israeli votes counted but no majority",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/netanyahu-bloc-leads-after-half-of-israeli-votes-counted-but-no",
        "published": "2026-10-28T07:54:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Netanyahu bloc leads after half of Israeli votes counted but no majority",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/netanyahu-bloc-leads-after-half-of-israeli-votes-counted-but-no-16872199",
        "published": "2026-10-28T07:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Netanyahu bloc leads as Israeli votes counted, but no majority",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/netanyahu-bloc-leads-as-israeli-votes-counted-but-no-majority",
        "published": "2026-10-28T09:10:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Israel election live: Netanyahu's coalition ahead as change bloc urged to embrace Arab parties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/israel-election-live-netanyahus-coalition-ahead-as-change-bloc-urged",
        "published": "2026-10-28T09:11:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}