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Netanyahu, Eisenkot camps clash over Israel election projections
Despite narrower exit poll figures, opposition leaders insisted the result was a defeat for the government.
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Israeli political leaders have traded sharp reactions to exit poll projections showing no clear winner between the country’s main political blocs.
Updated figures broadcast by Israel’s Channel 13 showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud-led coalition tied at 51 seats with the opposition bloc led by challenger Gadi Eisenkot in the 120-seat Knesset.
Despite narrower exit poll figures, opposition leaders insisted the result was a defeat for the government.
However, senior figures in Netanyahu’s camp pushed back against opposition declarations, saying the final results could shift the balance.