Amid low turnout, party had feared election disaster; crowd cheers as rival Ra'am predicted to fail to pass election threshold, although others lament 'lost Arab votes'

Likud chief phones his likely partners, urges them to join 'a strong, stable right-wing government'; potential kingmaker Bennett says changes afoot but coy on who he will back

In cryptic speech to supporters, Yamina leader promises that 'what was will not be,' while party says it will make decision that 'is best for the public that voted for us'

Yesh Atid chief reaches out to fellow party heads as Netanyahu appears to come short of a majority, says there won't be a government based on 'racists and homophobes'

Too-close-to-call surveys crown Bennett kingmaker, give 59 seats to anti-Netanyahu camp; Sa'ar collapses at 5-6 seats, Blue and White expected to get 7, Ra'am left out

If the exit polls are right, the prime minister has a narrow path to victory; but the smallest shifts when the actual votes are tallied could yet remake a nailbiting election

After weeks of surveys showed far-right alliance barely crossing threshold, network polls have it winning 7 seats, ensuring entry of extremist Otzma, Noam candidates into Knesset

Blue and White, Meretz, Religious Zionism projected to coast into Knesset, defying predictions of falling under threshold; low Arab turnout dents Joint List, could keep Ra'am out

After breaking away from Likud to form New Hope, exit polls show Gideon Sa'ar's party garnering as few as six seats despite early predictions of 20

While there are no official numbers yet, voting numbers are low across the country, with reports of empty polling places in Arab towns and cities