Jerusalem, Oct. 27 -- Voter turnout in Israel stood at 77.7 per cent as of 10 pm, increasing from 70.6 per cent at the same hour during the 2022 election, according to official data released by the Central Elections Committee. The figures represent the highest level of voter participation recorded at this hour since 1999.

Building on this momentum, no definitive winner has emerged from Israel's general election, according to exit polls published by Channels 11, 12 and 13 on Tuesday night, which indicated that both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc and the opposing faction failed to secure the requisite 61-seat majority in the Knesset, The Jerusalem Post reported.

The opposition bloc, encompassing Yashar, B'Yachad, Yisrael Beytenu...