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Israeli Election Deadlock Tests Coalition Formation Efforts · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Israel is grappling with the complex task of forming a
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  Speaker 1: government following high turnout elections. President Isaac Herzog has urged
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  Speaker 1: political leaders to approach coalition consultations with open minds, emphasising
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  Speaker 1: the need to avoid another election cycle. Preliminary results, with
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  Speaker 1: over 90% of votes counted, show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: Likud party with 26 seats and Yashar with 21. Neither
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  Speaker 1: bloc has secured the 61 seats needed for a majority,
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  Speaker 1: with current coalition projections at 53 seats and the opposition
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  Speaker 1: bloc at 48. The high voter turnout, reaching 77.7%, marks
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  Speaker 1: the highest in over two decades, reflecting significant public engagement
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  Speaker 1: in the political process. In regional security news, the Saudi-led
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  Speaker 1: coalition announced early Thursday the destruction of a ballistic missile
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  Speaker 1: fired by Yemen's Houthis toward the kingdom's eastern region. This
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  Speaker 1: incident highlights the persistent hostilities in the region and follows
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  Speaker 1: previous Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure. Separately, Holocaust denier and
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  Speaker 1: white nationalist Nick Fuentes reacted to the Israeli election, results
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  Speaker 1: with anti-Semitic remarks. In a video circulating online, Fuentes expressed
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  Speaker 1: frustration over Prime Minister Netanyahu's party's performance, lamenting, Jews win
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  Speaker 1: again and calling the outcome a disappointment. Turning to defence technology,
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  Speaker 1: Australian officials are reportedly considering the purchase of missile interceptors
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  Speaker 1: developed for Israel's Iron Dome system, as the nation works
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  Speaker 1: to establish a robust air defence shield. And in other news,
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  Speaker 1: an Israeli businessman in his 40s was found deceased at
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  Speaker 1: a restaurant in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Authorities are investigating the circumstances,
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  Speaker 1: including the possibility of poisoning. The Israeli Consul and Foreign
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  Speaker 1: Ministry are involved in supporting the family and coordinating repatriation efforts.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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