Israel Election: Netanyahu's Likud party leads

In the ongoing parliamentary elections in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is leading according to preliminary vote counts. Israel is currently conducting elections to choose members of its parliament (Knesset). The country's Central Election Commission reported that over 1.6 million votes have been tallied so far. Based on the counted votes, the Likud party is leading with 25% of the vote. Further election results and other international news are being monitored and will be updated.