🔸The announcement of the final results of Israel’s parliamentary election on the evening of Thursday, the seventh of Aban showed that the political deadlock in this country is still ongoing and neither of the two main blocs has been able to secure the necessary majority to form a government.

🔸Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu, the current prime minister of Israel, on Thursday, the seventh of Aban, met with Bezalel Smotrich, the leader of the “Religious Zionism” party, and described him as his natural partner in the future government.

🔸Israeli media also reported that the two ultra-Orthodox religious parties, “Shas” and “United Torah Judaism,” have sent a message to Eisenkot indicating that they have no commitment to continue the coalition with Netanyahu.

🔸Ya’ir Golan, a reserve general in the Israeli army and leader of the left-leaning Democrats party, met on Thursday with Mansour Abbas, the leader of the “United” party, or “Ra’am,” and referred to this party as one of the possible partners in forming the future coalition.

🔸Leaders of the three-party Arab coalition “Joint List” led by Youssef Jabareen also, on Thursday, once again sent a message to Eisenkot that it can be counted on for preventing Netanyahu from forming the next government.