Netanyahu Bloc at 54 Seats With 72.4% of Ballot Boxes Counted

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc was ahead in Israel’s election on Wednesday morning, according to partial results, but remained short of a parliamentary majority.

With 72.4% of ballot boxes counted, the results put Netanyahu’s camp at 54 seats. Counting was still under way.

The figures left the prime minister’s bloc in the lead without enough seats to secure a majority on its own.

The outcome remained unsettled, with the remaining count still able to alter the distribution of seats and the parliamentary balance.