Netanyahu was defiant early Wednesday as he tried to position himself to remain the country's longest-serving prime minister.

The party said in a statement that the election was “stolen by Arab parties who support terrorism and the annihilation of the Jewish state”.

Exit polls showed the two Israeli Arab parties are likely to have almost doubled their number of seats in Parliament to 18. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Likud alleged that Arab-led parties stole Israel's election and demanded investigations into purported offences. The inconclusive result gives Arab lawmakers a potentially decisive role in coalition negotiations.

Arab-led parties made a historic showing, but it's not clear if other opponents of Netanyahu's far-right government would form a coalition with them for a majority in the next parliament. Issues around the Palestinians and their descendants remain incredibly sensitive in Israel.

Israelis are closely awaiting final election results and what they mean for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government as vote counting indicates no clear winner.

Likud accused Arab parties of election fraud, citing bribery, violence and forged votes, and said evidence was submitted to police, Shin Bet and election officials.

With 70% of votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud leads, but three possible paths to government formation keep Israel's election uncertain.

Uncertainty hung over Israel’s election Wednesday as neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing, religious bloc nor that of his centrist rival, Gadi Eisenkot, appeared to be heading for a…