Preliminary results: Likud leads with the first votes counted With the first votes counted, the central election commissions count gives the Netanyahu bloc 55 mandates to the Eisenkot bloc 47, with the Arab parties at 18. Likud is the largest party with 28 seats. A government needs 61 out of 120 Knesset seats. An early count can change as more ballots come in. Data as of 09:16.

Preliminary results: Likud leads with the first votes counted With the first votes counted, the central election commissions count gives the Netanyahu bloc 55 mandates to the Eisenkot bloc 47, with the Arab parties at 18. Likud is the largest party with 28 seats. A government needs 61 out of 120 Knesset seats. An early count can change as more ballots come in. Data as of 09:16.