No clear mandate projected in Israel election: What’s next?

Exit polls from Israel’s legislative elections have come in, with no party or bloc projected to secure a clear mandate to form a new government.The polls, released by the major Israeli television networks on Tuesday, indicated that the coalition led by current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party was on track to win 50 seats in Israel’s 120-seat parliament, the Knesset.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Do Palestinians in Gaza expect anything to change after Israel’s election?list 2 of 3UN panel accuses Israel of ‘extermination’ in West Bank, genocide in Gazalist 3 of 3‘Everything destroyed’: Hebron businesses count cost of Israeli assaultend of listThe opposition bloc led by former Israeli military chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party was projected to take 52 seats.That could leave neither bloc with the 61 seats needed for a majority, setting the stage for weeks or months of political jockeying to form Israel’s next government.Separately, the Arab-led parties, which are not part of either coalition, were projected to win 18 seats. This means the Arab-led parties could emerge as kingmakers if other parties agree to join forces with them.Here’s what come...