The polls have just closed in Israel (10:00PM), and all three exit polls indicate that PM Netanyahu will have support to form a right-wing government. This includes Likud, Shas, UTJ (Degel Hatorah / Agudah), Yamina (Naftali Bennet), and the Religious Zionist party (Smotritz / Ben Gvir). Channel 13 Exit Poll: Likud: 33 Yesh Atid: 16 Joint List: 8 Yisrael Beytenu: 8 Shas: 8 Blue and White: 8 Labor:7 Yamina:7 United Torah Judaism: 7 Meretz: 7 Religious Zionism: 6 New Hope: 5 Ra’am:0 Pro-Netanyahu bloc: 54 Anti-Netanyahu bloc: 59 Yamina: 7 Channel 11 (Kan) Exit Poll: Likud: 31 seats Yesh Atid: 18 Shas: 9 Joint List: 8 United Torah Judaism: 7 Yamina: 7 Religious Zionism: 7 Blue and White: 7 Labor: 7 Yisrael Beytenu: 7 Meretz: 6 New Hope: 6 In terms of blocs, that adds up to 54 for the pro-Netanyahu camp – or 61 if Netanyahu wins the support of Naftali Bennett’s Yamina. Channel 12 Exit Poll: Likud – 31 Yesh Atid – 18 New Hope – 6 Joint List – 9 Yamina – 8 Yisrael Beytenu – 6 Shas – 9 UTJ – 6 Labor – 7 Meretz – 6 Religious Zionism – 7 Ra’am – 0 Blue and White – 7 The channel gives a tentative pro Netanyahu bloc 53 seats, and an anti-Netanyahu bloc 59 spots, and Yamina, which can swing either way, eight seats. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

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