Israel in political limbo. Without a declared winner, parties consider coalitions

In Israel's recent elections, no clear winner emerged, with neither Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition nor Gadi Eisenkot's bloc securing the necessary majority. Netanyahu's coalition holds 54 seats, while Eisenkot's has 49, and Arab parties achieved a record 17 seats. Despite calls for a Jewish-Arab alliance, most Jewish opposition parties refuse to collaborate with Palestinian-led parties, which faced racist accusations during the campaign. Netanyahu's party claims Arab parties 'stole' the elections, and far-right minister Ben Gvir has called for their leaders' arrest. Allegations of foreign interference have been dismissed by Israeli authorities, and official results will be published on November 4.