'It's time for reconciliation,' says triumphant PM in Tel Aviv to thunderous applause; plans meeting with right-wing leaders Tuesday after exit polls, early results show big gains

Yamina chairman claims right-wing has won vote after exit polls show gains for Likud, vows national religious alliance will remain united after election

Official ballot count begins, set to extend throughout night; Netanyahu declares 'gigantic victory' for Israel

Blue and White leader says final figures could be like April's, when Netanyahu could not form coalition, vows he'll 'continue to fight'

Yisrael Beytenu leader says his party has 'principles,' won't go back on campaign vows to not sit in government with ultra-Orthodox and religious-right

Likud leader utterly out-campaigned Blue and White head Gantz, reasserting his 'King Bibi' credentials. Will he prove as successful in the legal battles that lie ahead?

Supporters erupt in excitement after final surveys indicate ultra-Orthodox faction won 9 seats, right-wing bloc strengthened, while rival Liberman weakened

PM agrees with party chiefs from his bloc to assemble new coalition as soon as possible, though exit polls say they’re one seat short of a majority

The 70-year-old crooner says his friends have been trying for 40 years to get him to come to Israel; 'now he knows why'

After hard-fought campaign seen as referendum on longtime leader’s rule, Likud predicted to win 36-37 seats, significantly more than Gantz’s Blue and White, with 32-33