Preliminary results of the Israeli elections after counting 77.6 percent of the votes, according to Channel 12: 54 mandates for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp, compared to 49 for the Change Bloc led by the leader of the Ishr Party Gadi Eisenkot and 17 for the Arab parties. Likud leads with 27 mandates, followed by "Ishar" with 22, then "Maan" with 12, and the joint Arab list with 11. Eisenkot pledged to establish an "Israeli government", without explaining how this would be achieved without the participation of Arab parties. The results are not final as the remaining votes continue to be counted.