Jerusalem, Oct. 29 -- The Election Commission in Israel is currently counting the 'double envelope' votes. These represent the voters who cast absentee ballots, largely made up of IDF soldiers, along with votes from prisoners, medical personnel, those with medical conditions, and Israeli representatives in missions abroad.

As of now, incumbent PM Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud is projected to have 26 seats, making it the largest party in the Knesset. Along with his coalition allies like United Torah Judaism, Shas, and Otzma Yehudit the Likud led bloc is projected to win 53 seats which is short of the 61 needed for majority.

The opposition bloc, comprising Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar, Naftali Bennett's B'Yachad, Avidgdor Liberman's Yisrael Beyten...