Netanyahu says coalition with Arab parties would be 'shameful'

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Exit polls show no clear winner in Israel's election; official results due November 4

Israelis voted on Tuesday in the highest numbers in decades, and exit polls showed no clear winner. Exit polls projected up to 18 seats for the Arab bloc, and polls show Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit lost seats. In the early hours of Wednesday, Netanyahu called the prospect of working with Arab parties to form a government 'a disgrace and a shame'. Official results are due on November 4.

• Exit polls indicate no clear winner; official results are due on November 4.
• The Arab bloc celebrated record turnout, with exit polls projecting as many as 18 seats.
• Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot would have to cooperate with Arab-Israeli leaders to have a hope of governing, according to the exit polls' implications.
• On election day Netanyahu accused Arab citizens of trying to steal the elections, which the New York Times describes as a racial appeal to voters.