Israel election: 100% votes counted, Netanyahu bloc gets 53 seats; Likud emerges largest party

Voting in the Israeli election has concluded, with 100% of votes counted, according to Israeli media reports. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition bloc secured 53 seats, while opposition parties won 48 and Arab parties took 19 in the 120-member Knesset.

Netanyahu’s Likud emerged as the largest party with 27 seats. However, neither the coalition nor the opposition bloc secured the 61 seats needed for a parliamentary majority, leaving the balance of power uncertain.

Among the other parties, Yashar won 21 seats, B’Yachad secured 12 and the Joint List took 11. The Democrats and Ra’am won eight seats each, while United Torah Judaism (UTJ), Yisrael Beytenu and Otzma each secured seven seats.

The Religious Zionists and Shas won six seats each. With no bloc reaching the majority threshold, the results point to a fragmented parliament, with coalition-building likely to play a key role in determining the next government.