PM still has a multitude of options, but none of them are really much good. Electorate didn't overwhelmingly endorse Gantz, but neither did it heed longtime PM's cry of desperation

Left-wing bloc leads the right with 56 seats to 55; Joint List expected to secure 13; Yisrael Beytenu on course to decide the makeup of next government

Ayman Odeh conditions support on 'basic demands,' aspires to be leader of the opposition, with access to security briefings

Blue and White chairman says he hopes politics will 'cam down a little bit' after vote, as preliminary results show his party deadlocked with Netanyahu's Likud

Yisrael Beytenu leader expresses disappointment with Gantz's speech, saying it lacked 'clear statements'; vows no 3rd election; dismisses 'absurd' notion of coalition with Arabs

Leading parties both at 32 seats; MK Avigdor Liberman, with 9 seats, repeats pledge that he will only join a broad unity government

While Elections Committee is delaying results to allow extra scrutiny, sources tell Channel 12 Netanyahu currently has support of only 55-56 seats

Clear picture of results not expected until later Wednesday as authorities implement new anti-fraud measures, delaying count

TV networks update their projections with true results from sampled polling stations, indicating an even tougher path for Netanyahu to form coalition

Party lawmakers unfazed by murky path to a coalition government, after exit polls, urge caution until final results come in