00:00Israel's exit polls indicate a deadlock, with Gadi Eisenkot's bloc slightly leading over
00:05Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party. As it stands, there is no clear path to a governing coalition.
00:11The stalemate could yet work in Netanyahu's favor, allowing the Prime Minister to remain
00:15in power in a caretaker capacity. Israel's Central Elections Committee says turnout was
00:2077.7%, the highest in more than two decades. Israel's three major networks updated their
00:26exit polls, giving Eisenkot's bloc a two-seat edge over Netanyahu's Likud-led camp at 52 to 50,
00:32respectively. Some Israeli media outlets, including pro-Netanyahu Channel 14, projected a far stronger
00:38showing for Netanyahu and his parties, saying they would collectively win 60 seats. It is the first
00:44election since the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and the ensuing wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran.
