Both sides claim victory as exit polls suggest cliffhanger in Israel elections

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;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&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Channels 12 and Kan TV gave the Blue and White party&comma; headed by former military chief Benny Gantz&comma; a narrow lead over the Likud&comma; while Channel 10 TV showed them in a tie in Tuesday’s vote&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The channels also gave different breakdowns for possible coalitions&comma; with two stations giving Mr Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc a slight parliamentary majority while Channel 12 had them tied at 60 seats apiece&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Both candidates claimed victory in their first remarks after polls closed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Netanyahu said&colon; <em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;A right-wing bloc led by the Likud party won a clear victory&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I thank the citizens of Israel for the trust&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Gantz and ally Yair Lapid also declared&colon; <em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We won&excl; The Israeli public has had their say&excl;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With neither side having a clear advantage&comma; they will have to wait for official results to come in&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Arab leaders made a last-minute push to implore their followers to vote&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ayman Odeh&comma; a leading Arab politician&comma; was broadcasting on Facebook live&comma; while religious leaders were making calls on mosque loudspeakers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Many voters&comma; accusing Mr Netanyahu of anti-Arab incitement&comma; have decided to boycott this year’s vote&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The decision could have negative repercussions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Arab parties could struggle to receive enough votes to enter parliament&comma; potentially bolstering Mr Netanyahu’s party and its hardline allies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Earlier&comma; Mr Netanyahu filmed himself at the beach in Netanya and urged people to go vote or <em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;wake up tomorrow to a leftist government”<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Gantz&comma; a former army chief of staff who seeks to unseat Mr Netanyahu&comma; shared a video in which he appears to assist a motorcyclist who was involved in a traffic accident&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed12005761e">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; function &lpar;&rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; false &equals;&equals;&equals; &lpar; window&period;isWatlV1 &quest;&quest; false &rpar; &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&sol;&sol; Use Aditude scripts&period;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings &equals; window&period;tudeMappings &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings&period;push&lpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;divId&colon; 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed12005761e'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;format&colon; 'belowpost'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; document&period;readyState &equals;&equals;&equals; 'loading' &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;document&period;addEventListener&lpar; 'DOMContentLoaded'&comma; window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; else &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback&lpar;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>


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