Netanyahu: Coalition with Arab parties would be ‘shameful’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the prospect of working with Arab parties to form a government ‘a disgrace and a shame’. But exit polls show neither his party nor the opposition are projected to secure the 61 Knesset seats needed for a majority.
Former PLO official says Israel’s election outcome remains uncertain, with polls divided between Netanyahu and Eisenkot.
In one social media post, PM Netanyahu accused Arab voters of 'raiding the polling stations and stealing the elections'.
Netanyahu's Likud emerges as single largest Israeli party, bloc edges past opposition.
The attacks come as top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Pakistan and Iran meet in Tehran to de-escalate conflict.
Itamar Ben Gvir was defiant after polls show his Otzma Yehudit party has lost seats in the Israeli election.
Backed by the Left parties and the Congress, the former IPS officer says he is confident of winning; also promises 24-hour municipal drinking water supply directly from the tap, plan solutions to mosquito menace and ever-growing traffic issues