- Polls closed on yet another election day in Israel; millions of Israelis waited anxiously to see if, after five rounds of voting in less than four years, they could finally choose a clear winner and produce a stable government to run the country successfully.
- Early exit polls predicted that former prime minister and current opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu might be that winner this time.
- His bloc of right-wing, religious parties was slated to draw up to 62 seats, the number of mandates needed to form a majority in the 120-seat Knesset, Israel’s parliament.
