As of 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, only 20% of eligible Arab voters had cast ballots • Hadash-Ta'al reports that number jumped to 44% by the time the polls closed.

With more than 3.4 million ballots counted as of early Wednesday morning in Israel, Likud had 27% of the votes, ahead of Blue and White at 25.9%. "This is an unimaginable achievement," Netanyahu told jubilant supporters at Likud Party headquarters in Tel Aviv.

New Right party says Netanyahu's intense media campaign to rally right-wing voters behind Likud dealt New Right potentially fatal blow

Blue and White leader says he got mandate to form government, but analysts see this a long shot. Netanyahu claims Right can form new government because of "clear victory."

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