Israeli Central Elections Committee 以色列中央选举委员会

Preliminary parliamentary election results released by the Israeli Central Elections Committee on October 28 showed Netanyahu's right-wing bloc winning 53 seats and Eisenkot's opposition bloc winning 48, both below the 61 needed to form a government. Arab parties won 19 seats.

Preliminary vote-count results released on the 28th by Israel’s Central Elections Committee showed that the right-wing bloc led by incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had won 53 seats, while the opposition bloc led by former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot had won 48; neither reached the 61 seats needed to form a government. Arab parties won 19 seats. Israeli media reported that the opposition bloc was considering seeking support from Arab parties. Arab parties announced on the 28th that they were ready to engage in political cooperation to end Netanyahu’s rule. Netanyahu’s Likud Party, citing alleged fraud by Arab parties, called on the relevant authorities to investigate.