Benjamin Netanyahu‘s political future hangs in the balance as polls closed tonight in the Israeli election.
Early exit polls suggest the 77-year-old’s Likud party will remain the largest in the country’s parliament.
However, Israel faces fresh uncertainty after exit polls suggested neither of the two main rival blocs had secured enough seats to form a government.
According to Channel 12’s exit poll, Jewish-led parties opposed to Netanyahu are projected to win 52 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, narrowly ahead of the 50 seats expected to go to parties backing the Prime Minister.
Both camps remain well short of the 61 seats required for a majority,
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