Israel election results: First exit polls show no clear winner

Early exit polls indicate that neither bloc is projected to win the 61 seats needed for a parliamentary majority. Channel 12 projects 52 seats for the opposition bloc, 50 for Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc and 18 for Arab parties. Channel 13 puts the opposition at 53 seats, Netanyahu’s bloc at 50 and Arab parties at 17; Netanyahu’s Likud is projected to be the largest single party with 25 seats. Preliminary results are expected in the coming hours, while final results may differ from the exit polls.