Pakistan, Oct. 28 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political bloc projected to win 54 seats in the 120-member Knesset as official vote counting reached 72.4 percent. Official figures published by the Central Elections Committee indicated that the pro-Netanyahu coalition remains seven seats short of the 61-seat threshold required to form a governing majority. Meanwhile, the main opposition coalition led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot projected to capture 48 seats. Consequently, neither major political grouping commands a clear legislative majority as electoral officials process remaining national ballots.

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