Israel election: Likud-led bloc takes lead, Netanyahu calls for 'strong right-wing' govt

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Responding to the projections, Netanyahu asserted that the right wing commanded a "great majority" among Israel's "Zionist public" and called for the formation of a "strong right-wing government".
53% : Well, the first thing that has become clear, unequivocally, is that Likud is the biggest party in Israel.
51% : He further described them as parties that oppose Israel's very existence, that regard "Hamas as a charitable organization", that call Israeli soldiers "war criminals.
49% : However, neither side had reached the 61-seat majority required Jerusalem: Israel's election results showed incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud bloc leading by Wednesday morning, with 41.9 per cent of ballot boxes counted, local media reported.
49% : The predominantly Arab Joint List and Ra'am factions together held the remaining 16 seats, The Times of Israel reported.
43% : An updated exit poll released overnight showed Netanyahu's bloc drawing level with or gaining an edge over the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot, a former chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces.
42% : Following exit polls released by Israeli media outlets Channels 11, 12 and 13 on Tuesday night, no clear winner emerged in Israel's election, with neither Netanyahu's bloc nor the opposition seeking to replace him projected to secure the 61 seats required for a majority in the Knesset, the country's parliament.
38% : There is no disputing it," Times of Israel quoted Netanyahu as saying.
32% : " Highlighting Israel's achievements in the conflicts that followed the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack, Netanyahu claimed that Iran had been significantly weakened while Israel had emerged stronger.
28% : Questioning how parties could discuss "the covenant of those who serve" while cooperating with parties that attack Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers, Netanyahu said it was unthinkable "to endanger Israel and set up a government that relies upon anti-Zionist Arab parties".

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