Israel's Election Leaves No Clear Majority Yet
With nearly all ballots counted, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor the opposition led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot appears able to win a majority in parliament. Israeli President Isaac Herzog has called for an investigation into alleged fraud but warned against blaming the whole Arab Israeli community, which voted at unprecedented rates.
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Context: Israel's Knesset has 120 seats, and a government needs at least 61 to hold a majority; Arab Israelis make up about a fifth of the population and are a significant voting bloc.
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