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Israel election_ Netanyahu and rival headed for deadlock

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Unofficial results in Israel's second election in five months suggest it is too close to call, Israeli media say.<br /><br />Incumbent PM Benjamin Netanyahu's party and that of his main challenger, Benny Gantz, are neck and neck with 32 seats each, the Kan public broadcaster says.<br /><br />A prime minister needs to command a 61-seat majority in parliament. The smaller Yisrael Beiteinu party appears to hold the balance of power.<br /><br />Official partial results are expected on Wednesday morning.<br /><br />Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, has been in office for 10 years and is vying to win a record fifth term in office.<br /><br />The 69-year-old, who leads the right-wing Likud party, has pledged to annex Jewish settlements and a swathe of other territory in the occupied West Bank if he is returned to power.

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