With 85% of ballots counted, Netanyahu's Likud party and its allies are set to win 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. Israel election results show Benjamin Netanyahu leading with 53 projected seats, ahead of Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc with 48. Coalition talks remain uncertain as Arab-led parties could hold the. Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is leading Israel's election count but remains short of the 61 seats needed for a majority in the Knesset.