Netanyahu's Bloc Secures 53 Seats in Israeli Parliamentary Elections

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc secured 53 seats in the country's parliamentary elections, according to the Ynet newspaper, as reported by Turkey's state-run news agency Anadolu Agency.

The elections saw Netanyahu's Likud party gain one seat, rising to 27, while the ultra-Orthodox Shas party lost one seat, dropping to six.

The opposition parties secured 48 seats, and Arab parties won 19 seats, with Ra'am gaining one seat to eight and the Joint List dropping one to 11.

Netanyahu's bloc and the opposition bloc both fell short of the 61 seats required for a majority in the 120-member Knesset.

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