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		</div><p>Israeli exit polls indicate prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and the rival Blue and White party are locked in a race that is too close to call with both sides claiming victory minutes after voting ended.</p>
<p>Channels 12 and Kan TV gave the Blue and White party, headed by former military chief Benny Gantz, a narrow lead over the Likud, while Channel 10 TV showed them in a tie in Tuesday’s vote.</p>
<p>The channels also gave different breakdowns for possible coalitions, with two stations giving Mr Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc a slight parliamentary majority while Channel 12 had them tied at 60 seats apiece.</p>
<p>Both candidates claimed victory in their first remarks after polls closed.</p>
<p>Mr Netanyahu said: <em>“A right-wing bloc led by the Likud party won a clear victory.</em></p>
<p><em>“I thank the citizens of Israel for the trust.”</em></p>
<p>Mr Gantz and ally Yair Lapid also declared: <em>“We won! The Israeli public has had their say!”</em></p>
<p>With neither side having a clear advantage, they will have to wait for official results to come in.</p>
<p>Arab leaders made a last-minute push to implore their followers to vote.</p>
<p>Ayman Odeh, a leading Arab politician, was broadcasting on Facebook live, while religious leaders were making calls on mosque loudspeakers.</p>
<p>Many voters, accusing Mr Netanyahu of anti-Arab incitement, have decided to boycott this year’s vote.</p>
<p>The decision could have negative repercussions.</p>
<p>Arab parties could struggle to receive enough votes to enter parliament, potentially bolstering Mr Netanyahu’s party and its hardline allies.</p>
<p>Earlier, Mr Netanyahu filmed himself at the beach in Netanya and urged people to go vote or <em>“wake up tomorrow to a leftist government”</em>.</p>
<p>Mr Gantz, a former army chief of staff who seeks to unseat Mr Netanyahu, shared a video in which he appears to assist a motorcyclist who was involved in a traffic accident.</p>
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