Central Elections Committee head says results will stand even if allegations are substantiated, as Netanyahu's Likud faces accusations of seeking to discredit outcome

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival, Gadi Eisenkot, have both fallen short of securing a parliamentary majority.

Israelis on Thursday waited for final election results to confirm what they see taking shape: No majority of parliament seats for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies, or for the array of parties seeking to unseat him.

Exit polls suggested neither coalition leader secured a Knesset majority.

Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan warns Netanyahu could use renewed Iran conflict to stay in power amid post-election deadlock.

Israeli police on Sunday released two of three suspects in a case of alleged voter bribery, weakening efforts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party to discredit last week’s parliamentary election.

Polymarket is investigating hundreds of newly created accounts that placed concentrated bets on Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud shortly before Israel’s Oct. 27 election, with some accounts reportedly earning substantial profits.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is jockeying to stay in power, and President Trump is in a tough midterm fight, yet Iran’s leaders do not expect a major shift in Israeli or U.S. policy.