00:02This morning, Israel's election is still too close to call, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could have a tough time
00:08holding onto power.
00:09Early results show Netanyahu's coalition heading for about 50 seats in parliament, with the bloc backing his main rival, Gadi
00:16Eisenkot, just barely leading him a couple more.
00:19Arab-led parties are projected to win the remaining seats, and that's where things get complicated.
00:25Israel's parliament has 120 seats. You need at least 61 to form a government, and neither side is close to
00:32that number on its own.
00:33So the Arab-led parties could play a decisive role in what happens next.
00:38Netanyahu is already rejecting the idea of a government that depends on their support, calling such an arrangement treasonous.
00:45Eisenkot has left the door open to working with Arab parties, but only if they accept certain conditions, including recognizing
00:51Israel as a Jewish state.
00:53This was Israel's first national election since the October 7th Hamas attacks in 2023, and voters turned out in force,
01:00nearly 78 percent, the highest in more than two decades.
01:04As of the latest update, only about two-thirds of the votes had been counted.
01:08More results are expected later today, but even once the count is finished, it could take weeks to figure out
01:14who actually forms the next government.
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