New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot are neck and neck in the country's first election since the 2023 Hamas attacks. According to exit polls, there's no clear winner and no obvious path to a governing majority.

Netanyahu's Likud Party appears to have gotten the most votes, the Associated Press reported. But the exit polls by major Israeli TV stations indicate that support for his religious-national coalition dropped significantly.

Exit polls suggested his opponents, led by Gadi Eisenkot, could secure a solid majority in the next parliament. But the opposition too is likely to fall short of a clear majority to form the next government.

Exit polls indicate that both Netanyahu...