PoliticsNetanyahu's bloc falls short as longtime allies reportedly weigh a move that could end his rule
Israel's final count gave Netanyahu's bloc 53 of 120 Knesset seats, while Gadi Eisenkot's opposition alliance won 48 and two predominantly Arab parties took 19. As coalition talks begin, reports say ultra-Orthodox party figures are considering backing an Eisenkot-led minority government. United Torah Judaism's chairman's office denied that it had instructed lawmakers to negotiate.
Netanyahu's bloc falls short as longtime allies reportedly weigh a move that could end his rule
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