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The Central Election Committee said that an estimated 430,000 to 480,000 absentee votes remain uncounted, stressing that the figure is not final and may change. 🔗Live updates:

Arab voters turned out in large numbers in Tuesday's election. But will their electoral strength translate into a move to replace the government or will their historic achievement end with the number of seats they won? @KhJacki

The so-called change bloc has to choose - either accept a partnership with the Arab parties, or throw away the opportunity to unseat Netanyahu | @noa_landau, Haaretz's global editor

✍️Analysis: All roads lead to another election, which will produce the same inconclusive results. On Tuesday, a national disaster, strategic failure and corruption were normalized | Avi Bar-Eli

Why I, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, broke my boycott and voted in the election | @ztnagham

🔊Israel's election had no clear winner: What happens next? @alufbenn and @EstherSolomon explain on the Haaretz Podcast Listen here:

"Maybe because many of us anticipated a major victory, the disappointment is even greater," Alon Pauker, a longtime member of Kibbutz Be'eri near the Gaza border, says, adding that he is disappointed that so many voters backed parties that were part of what he calls the "October 7 government." | @MaltzJudy

Defense Minister Israel Katz responded to Yashar chairman Gadi Eisenkot's speech on Monday evening, where he warned warning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against "using Israel's security for your own political gain," and said that this reflected a "call on senior IDF officers not to obey" Netanyahu, which he described as "undemocratic."

Katz called the speech "embarrassing" and said it was "in the finest tradition of those who start singing, making declarations and crowning themselves before the time comes."

Likud responded to partial election results by accusing Arab parties of "stealing" the election and demanding that the police and Shin Bet investigate the allegations, for which it provided no evidence Read more:

Netanyahu's Likud responded to partial election results showing Arab parties set to win 19 seats by accusing them of "stealing" the election and demanding that the police and Shin Bet security service investigate the allegations, for which it provided no evidence. Read more:

Israeli democracy has been given a chance. It may not get another. Gadi Eisenkot must now persuade his partners to accept his leadership, build a framework for cooperation with the Arab parties and form a government. Netanyahu knows that many Israelis who flew in to vote won't do it again | @alufbenn

Two paths to war with Iran loom over Israel's election

We joined 150 right-wing Telegram channels and WhatsApp groups before Israel's election. We found a highly partisan and coordinated ecosystem blurring the lines between news and propaganda | @YardenMichaeli @omerbenj

Israel's exit polls tell two stories: a decisive 70-50 victory for the opposition, or a narrow 53-50 lead for the Jewish opposition bloc. The difference? Whether the Arab parties' historic gains are counted – or effectively erased from the political picture | @noa_landau

Alon Pauker, a longtime member of Kibbutz Be'eri near the Gaza border, says he is disappointed that so many voters backed parties that were part of what he calls the "October 7 government." "Maybe because many of us anticipated a major victory, the disappointment is even greater." @MaltzJudy