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Israelis await final election results as difficult choices lie ahead

France 2429 October 2026, 12:59 UTCIsrael

Israelis awaited the final election results on Thursday to confirm what appeared to be taking shape: neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies nor the array of parties seeking to oust him seemed likely to secure a majority of seats in parliament. FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali reports from Jerusalem.

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