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Israel exit polls show no clear winner

Turnout hit seventy-seven point seven percent, the highest in over twenty years, and Arab parties could decide who becomes prime minister; coalition haggling looks long.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's eight Eastern, five Pacific.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIsraeli exit polls tonight show neither Netanyahu's bloc nor Gadi Eisenkot's reaching the sixty-one seats needed in the one hundred twenty-seat Knesset.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorChannel twelve has Eisenkot at fifty-two and Netanyahu at fifty, with Arab parties at seventeen to eighteen.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorChannel fourteen, which is pro-Netanyahu, has the right-wing bloc at sixty.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTurnout was seventy-seven point seven percent, the highest in more than two decades, according to Israel's Central Elections Committee.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEisenkot has all but ruled out governing with the Arab parties, so coalition talks look long.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCloser to home, President Trump says anyone who reports voter fraud could collect a million dollars if it leads to an arrest and conviction.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe posted it on Truth Social, then repeated it to reporters before a Mississippi rally.

  9. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEight days before the midterms, a bounty. Somebody will be filing tips by lunchtime.

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The story so far

  1. Israel's election: Five key things to know · Al Jazeera
  2. Israel votes as Netanyahu fights for his political future · Fox News
  3. Israel votes in a deeply divided election as Oct. 7 reckoning looms · Fox News
  4. Israel turnout hits record; Powerball at $716M; Swalwell raid · CNN
  5. Israel election turnout hits record high as voting continues · The New York Times
  6. Israel's election, the Fed, a judge's rebuke, Brewers · Al Jazeera
  7. Israel exit polls show no clear winner (this story)

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