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Netanyahu's bloc maintains lead in Israeli election but doesn't secure majority

The final vote count from Tuesday's parliamentary election showed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc maintained its lead, securing 53 seats in the next Knesset, but no coalition secured a 61-seat majority. The opposition bloc seeking to replace the premier won 48 seats, according to official Central Elections Committee figures released on Thursday after all votes had been counted. Despite some claims of electoral interference, Israel's Election Committee also says the Knesset election