Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues his incitement against Arab parties and says: "It is forbidden to form a government with them." Preliminary election results showed that the joint list and the united list won 19 mandates, the highest historical representation of the Arab parties in the Knesset. The Netanyahu camp receives 53 mandates compared to 48 for the opposition, while the opposition and Arab lists together have 67 mandates, theoretically enough to form an alternative government. It comes amid a Likud campaign to cast doubt on the Arab vote, with Arab parties open to helping the opposition form a government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues his incitement against Arab parties and says: "It is forbidden to form a government with them." Preliminary election results showed that the joint list and the united list won 19 mandates, the highest historical representation of the Arab parties in the Knesset. The Netanyahu camp receives 53 mandates compared to 48 for the opposition, while the opposition and Arab lists together have 67 mandates, theoretically enough to form an alternative government. It comes amid a Likud campaign to cast doubt on the Arab vote, with Arab parties open to helping the opposition form a government.