According to the preliminary results published by Israel's Central Election Commission as of 4:51 a.m. local time on Wednesday, counting 32.5 percent of the polling stations, the bloc supporting Benjamin Netanyahu won 59 mandates and the bloc opposing him won 46 mandates. In previous preliminary results, the pro-Netanyahu bloc won the majority of seats in the Knesset, Israel's 120-seat parliament.
The counting of votes continues.