#Likud

Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party has accused Israel's Arab political forces of rigging the elections and demanded an investigation amid inconclusive Knesset results.

Following the Israeli parliamentary elections, Benjamin Netanyahu hinted at a new round of war with Iran, criticized exit polls, and called for the formation of a right-wing government without Arab parties. Neither bloc secured a constitutional majority.

Updated Knesset election exit polls showed that Netanyahu's bloc secured 52 mandates according to Channel 12, while Kann 11 and Channel 13 recorded a 51-51 tie. Turnout reached 77.7% — the highest since 1999.

Voting in Israel's parliamentary elections has concluded. Initial exit polls show Gadi Eisenkot's bloc leading with 52 mandates, alongside a 50-year record voter turnout.

Two weeks before the Israeli elections, Donald Trump announced on social media his "full and unconditional support" for Netanyahu, who had previously declared his exit from Israeli politics. Netanyahu thanked Trump, but the American leader's disappearance from campaign billboards points to friction in their relations.