Formality and survival: in Israel, exit polls showed that Benjamin Netanyahu's party lost seats in parliament, but there is still no clear winner with an absolute majority in the elections. The Israeli leader waged a tense battle against the center-right Gadi Eisenkot, the former chief of staff. The counting of votes will last several days. It is worth understanding that if no bloc wins a majority, the determination of the next prime minister may take days or weeks. Or maybe for a longer period. All this, of course, is happening in the era of the new Israeli wars, but right now the partnership of Tel Aviv and the Israeli elites are deciding what to do next. At the same time, Netanyahu is already starting to prepare "a plan B in case of failure, because it depends on whether he will be free and how much he will lose, but the state will not change and will remain true to its ideas. By the way in Mach/Telegram.