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Netanyahu camp wins 53 seats in Israeli election count
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Netanyahu's right-wing bloc secured 53 seats in the Knesset after 100 percent of votes were tallied, excluding duplicate ballots, according to Ma'an Wire. The opposition camp led by Benny Gantz won 48 seats, leaving Netanyahu positioned to form the next government coalition.
The results reflect a significant rightward shift in Israeli politics, with Netanyahu's Likud party and allied factions outpacing their centrist and left-wing rivals by a margin that could enable him to govern without broad consensus.
