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*ISRAEL ELECTION UPDATE:* With 50.1% of votes counted, the latest results show Likud with 27 seats, Yashar with 21, and United Torah Judaism rising to 9. *Bloc Breakdown:* Netanyahu's Right-Wing Bloc: 56 seats Eisenkot's Opposition Bloc: 49 seats Arab Parties: 15 seats The Democrats hold 9 seats, while Beyachad and the Joint List have 11 each. Israel Beiteinu has 8, Shas and Otzma Yehudit have 7 each, Religious Zionism has 6, and Ra'am has 4.