Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared victory in national elections as exit polls show his Likud party gaining ground on its main rival.
Addressing a jubilant gathering of supporters early Wednesday, Netanyahu praised them for an "almost inconceivable achievement."
Exit polls put Likud and the rival Blue and White parties in a tight race. But recent projections appear to be giving Likud a slight lead and in a stronger position to form a majority coalition in the 120-seat parliament. In a speech repeatedly interrupted by cheering supporters, Netanyahu said that "I was very moved that the nation of Israel once again entrusted me for the fifth time, and with even greater trust."Official results are expected later Wednesday.Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud party leader and his wife Sara wave to his supporters after polls for Israel's general elections closed in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, April 10, 2019.
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz gives thumb up to his supporters after casting vote during Israel's general elections in Rosh Haayin, Israel, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu votes during Israel's parliamentary elections in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 9, 2019 Israeli soldiers cast their ballots oat a mobile voting booth, two days before polling stations open in the rest of Israel, at a military post on the northern Israel and Gaza border, Sunday, April 7, 2019.
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