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• Netanyahu's Likud Claims Israel Election 'Stolen' by Arab Parties as Shin Bet Probes Qatar Funding Claims

  Final count gives Netanyahu's bloc 53 seats to Eisenkot's 48 and a record 19 for Arab-led parties, as officials say a limited foreign-funding probe will not change the result.

• Israel Election Results: Netanyahu Bloc Leads With 54 Seats, Eisenkot Bloc 47 as Neither Side Reaches 61

  With three-quarters of ballots counted, Likud is the largest party but Israel faces a hung Knesset, record Arab-party gains and weeks of coalition talks.

• Israel Election Day: Turnout Outpaces 2022 as Netanyahu and Eisenkot Battle for Knesset Control

  Israelis vote for the 26th Knesset with no bloc projected to reach 61 seats, as exit polls loom at 4 p.m. ET.

• Israel Election 2026: Final Polls Put Eisenkot Ahead of Netanyahu as Deadly Hebron Attack Jolts Campaign

  Neither bloc reaches 61 seats in the final surveys before Tuesday's Knesset vote, as Trump's endorsement of Netanyahu and the killing of two IDF soldiers near Hebron reshape the last days.

• Hegseth's Secret Israel Visit and Netanyahu Meeting: Is the U.S.-Israel War With Iran About to Restart?

  War Secretary Pete Hegseth met Benjamin Netanyahu at Ovda Air Base as Washington and Jerusalem weigh resuming strikes on Iran, eight days before Israel votes.