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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition has emerged as the largest bloc in Israel's general election but failed to secure a parliamentary majority, according to final results released Friday, raising the prospect of prolonged coalition negotiations or another election. Netanyahu's coalition secured 53 of the Knesset's 120 seats, with his Likud party emerging as the largest single faction with 27 seats. Meanwhile, the opposition bloc, led by centrist Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot, won 48 seats. Arab political groupings Raam and the Joint List emerged as potential kingmakers, collectively securing 19 seats and potentially playing a decisive role in determining…

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party has alleged that Arab-led parties had "stolen" the election, potentially with foreign assistance, as final results showed his bloc had lost its majority in parliament. As per the poll results released on Thursday, Netanyahu's bloc has won 53 seats, while the main opposition bagged 48 seats and Arab-led parties --- the other 19. The results will be submitted to the country's president next Wednesday.  'This is a severe blow to Israeli democracy,' says Netanyahu's party Netanyahu's party, Likud in a post on X alleged that "the elections in Israel were stolen by Arab parties." The party…