Elections in Israel:
Exit poll shake-up: Liberman falls short, Netanyahu has majority
Channel 14 updates its election exit poll, giving Netanyahu's bloc a 62-seat majority. Other exit polls paint a different picture.
Channel 14 updates its election exit poll, giving Netanyahu's bloc a 62-seat majority. Other exit polls paint a different picture.

The elections for the 26th Knesset have moved to the vote-counting phase after the polls closed at 10:00 pm.

Yashar chairman urges Netanyahu to retire from politics, says voters rejected his continued leadership, and pledges to work toward forming a Zionist government.

Otzma Yehudit chairman welcomes his party's exit poll results, expresses hope that Channel 14's projection will prove accurate, and warns against a unity government.

Religious Zionist Party chairman greeted with dancing at party headquarters, expresses hope that soldiers' votes would boost his party, and vows to continue Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria and Gaza.

Zehut chairman warns of growing Arab party influence, presents his party as the answer to Israel's identity crisis, and sets his sights on the Defense Ministry.

Eisenkot declares victory for the Zionist majority, Lapid speaks of a collapse, and Golan hails a historic opportunity. Zohar warns against a government backed by Arab parties.

A senior coalition official blames Ofer Winter for hurting the right-wing bloc: "If he hadn't insisted on running, the right would have won decisively."

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Geffen Brailovsky, head of Amcha Yisrael's youth campaign, tells Arutz Sheva-Israel National News she believes the official election results will tell a different story.

Following disappointing exit polls, Winter vows to continue his political journey and rejects claims of wasted votes.

Channel 12 political commentator Amit Segal estimates that the public voted against extending Netanyahu’s term as prime minister, but warns that forming a government led by Gadi Eisenkot is far from guaranteed.

Channel 12's exit poll gives Likud 24 seats and Yashar 22, while the i24NEWS exit poll shows a wider gap: 27 to 20.