The elections in Israel ended without a clear winner, as neither the bloc led by Likud Binyamin Netanyahu nor the Gadi Eisenkots-Hatgar camp secured the 61 seats needed to form a government. Both will now have to seek support from other parties, with Arab parties emerging as potential monarchs after securing their highest ever number of seats. Eitan Levins noted that the leader of the Arab Joint List, Mansour Abbas, said that both Netanyahu and Eisenkot turned to the Arab parties for support, even though both camps pledged during the campaign not to do so. Until a coalition agreement is reached, Netanyahu will remain prime minister; If the negotiations fail, Israelis may be sent back to the polls. expect.