Opposition leads... but Israel has no clear winner

Polling stations closed late Tuesday in Israel's Knesset elections, with exit polls showing a slight lead for the opposition camp led by Gadi Eisenkot over the coalition of outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, without either side reaching the 61-seat threshold needed to form a government in the 120-seat Knesset. Israeli channels 11, 12 and 13 indicated Eisenkot's camp could win 52 to 53 seats against about 50 for Netanyahu's camp, opening the door to complex coalition negotiations that return small parties to a decisive role, pending the completion of vote counting and official results.