Shea Levin — text status

*ISRAEL ELECTION UPDATE:* With 97.3% of the votes counted, Likud has risen to 27 seats, while Shas has dropped to 6. Ra’am has climbed to 8 seats, with the Joint List standing at 11. The overall bloc picture remains unchanged, with Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc holding 53 seats, the opposition bloc at 48, and the Arab parties holding a combined 19 seats. Neither major bloc has the 61 seats needed for a majority as the final votes continue to be counted.