After 100% of the ballots had been counted, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party got 36 mandates in the Knesset, local media reported, citing the official results of the Israeli general election.
The main rival of Netanyahu's party - the Blue and White alliance (led by Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid) - secured 35 seats.
The smaller parties had the following results: Shas won 8 seats; United Torah Judaism won 7 seats; Hadash-Ta'al and Labor won 6 seats each; Yisrael Beiteinu and United Right won 5 mandates each; Meretz, Kulanu and Ra'am-Balad each won 4 seats.
