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Israelis vote in first election since October 7, with Arab parties possibly deciding the Knesset outcome

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Israel: Could Arab parties play kingmaker in the next Knesset ?
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Israelis are heading to the polls in the first legislative election since Hamas's October 7 attacks. Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party nor former army chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party is likely to win a majority of seats in the Knesset, according to France 24. Israel's Arab parties could have a say in the election's outcome.

This continues an earlier story: Arab voter turnout could prove decisive for Netanyahu in Israeli election

Later: Israelis vote in first general election since 7 October attacks, with no clear favourite · Exit polls show neither Netanyahu's nor Eisenkot's bloc reaching a majority as Palestinian-led parties gain · Israeli election ends with no clear winner as Netanyahu and the opposition bloc are locked in a close contest · Israeli exit polls show Netanyahu's bloc short of a majority as Palestinian-citizen parties project a record 18 seats · Israeli Arab parties claim kingmaker status in extra-tight vote · Israel's election leaves no clear majority as Arab parties could become kingmakers · Arab parties in Israel eye record Knesset seats and a possible kingmaker role · Israel's two front-runners lack a workable majority, and the only route to one runs through Arab parties

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  1. France 24

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    France 24 reports that Israelis are heading to the polls in the first legislative election since Hamas's October 7 attacks, and that neither Likud nor Yashar is likely to win a Knesset majority, so Israel's Arab parties could play a decisive role.

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