Netanyahu's coalition loses parliamentary majority in Israeli election

Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc failed to win a majority in Israel's election on Tuesday. His group took 53 seats in the 120-seat parliament, called the Knesset. A majority requires 61 seats. Netanyahu's Likud party is expected to hold 24 seats, making it the largest single party. The opposition Change bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot, won 48 seats. Arab-led parties did unusually well, winning 19 seats together. Netanyahu said his bloc had won and wants to build a strong right-wing government. Both sides say they will try to form a coalition. However, most Jewish parties have said they will not work with Arab parties, even though Arab parties now hold more seats than ever before.