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Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wave a flag depicting him as they react following the results of the exit polls in Israel's general elections at Netanyahu's Likud party headquarters in Jerusalem. Reuters
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People watch election exit polls on screens at the Yesh Atid party campaign headquarters in Israel's Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv. AFP
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Ayman Odeh, leader of Israel's predominantly Arab Joint List and the Hadash party, addresses supporters from their campaign headquarters in the predominantly-Arab northern Israeli city of Shefa Amr. AFP
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Supporters cheer during a Yesh Atid party event in Tel Aviv, Israel. Bloomberg
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Supporters cheer during a Yesh Atid party event in Tel Aviv. Bloomberg
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Mansour Abbas, leader of the United Arab List, speaks to supporters from his campaign headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Tamra. AFP
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Supporters of Israel's predominantly Arab Joint List electoral alliance celebrate at their campaign headquarters in the Arab northern Israeli city of Shefa Amr. AFP
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wearing a protective face mask, waves after delivering a speech to supporters following the announcement of exit polls of the Israeli parliamentary elections at his party's headquarters in Jerusalem. AP Photo
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Likud party supporters cheer after the exit polls in Jerusalem. Getty Images
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Naftali Bennett, leader of the Israeli right-wing Yamina party, addresses supporters at his party's campaign headquarters in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv. AFP
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, appears with his wife Sara to address supporters at the party campaign headquarters in Jerusalem. AFP
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Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wave a flag depicting him as they react following the results of the exit polls in Israel's general elections at Netanyahu's Likud party headquarters in Jerusalem. Reuters
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People watch election exit polls on screens at the Yesh Atid party campaign headquarters in Israel's Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv. AFP
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Ayman Odeh, leader of Israel's predominantly Arab Joint List and the Hadash party, addresses supporters from their campaign headquarters in the predominantly-Arab northern Israeli city of Shefa Amr. AFP
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Supporters cheer during a Yesh Atid party event in Tel Aviv, Israel. Bloomberg
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Supporters cheer during a Yesh Atid party event in Tel Aviv. Bloomberg
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Mansour Abbas, leader of the United Arab List, speaks to supporters from his campaign headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Tamra. AFP
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Supporters of Israel's predominantly Arab Joint List electoral alliance celebrate at their campaign headquarters in the Arab northern Israeli city of Shefa Amr. AFP
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wearing a protective face mask, waves after delivering a speech to supporters following the announcement of exit polls of the Israeli parliamentary elections at his party's headquarters in Jerusalem. AP Photo
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Likud party supporters cheer after the exit polls in Jerusalem. Getty Images
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Naftali Bennett, leader of the Israeli right-wing Yamina party, addresses supporters at his party's campaign headquarters in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv. AFP
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, appears with his wife Sara to address supporters at the party campaign headquarters in Jerusalem. AFP
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Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wave a flag depicting him as they react following the results of the exit polls in Israel's general elections at Netanyahu's Likud party headquarters in Jerusalem. Reuters
Israel election results: Political deadlock as Benjamin Netanyahu denied a majority in election
Ra'am looked set to enter parliament and block Mr Netanyahu and his allies from gaining a majority
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