Kathmandu, Oct. 28 -- Israel faces potentially weeks of coalition negotiations after partial election results and exit polls showed neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing bloc nor the opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot securing enough seats to form a majority government.

With 50 percent of the votes counted, Israeli media projections put Netanyahu's bloc on 55 seats in the 120-member Knesset, Israel's parliament. Eisenkot's opposition bloc is projected to win 49 seats, while Palestinian parties could secure 16, according to The Guardian's October 28 election explainer. The projections remain provisional as counting continues.

A government needs the support of at least 61 lawmakers to command a majority in the Knesset. Netany...