Israeli election body says deadlocked result stands as Netanyahu claims election stolen

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Israeli election body says deadlocked result stands as Netanyahu calls vote stolen

Israel's election body said on Sunday that the result will not be undermined even if claims of foreign interference prove true, while Netanyahu has described the election as stolen. President Herzog must name a candidate to form a government by November 11, and coalition talks are expected to be difficult. No bloc has reached the 61 Knesset seats needed for a majority.

• Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot are competing to assemble a coalition, according to Al Jazeera.
• Thousands rallied in Tel Aviv urging Eisenkot to make a deal with Arab parties to unseat Netanyahu, while Netanyahu supporters held a counterprotest rejecting a government with 'terrorists'.
• Likud alleged without evidence that voter fraud helped Arab parties' record gains, and Qatar rejected Israeli allegations that it interfered in the election.