Israel election too close to call as exit polls give Netanyahu bloc slightly fewer seats

• Israel's election has delivered no clear winner, with exit polls suggesting Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc edges Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition despite Likud emerging as the largest party. • Israeli Arab parties are predicted to win up to 18 seats, making them potential kingmakers in the 120-seat Knesset. • Turnout by 6pm was 77.1%, about 9% up on the previous election, in a vote described as the most consequential in the country's history. • Weeks of coalition jockeying are expected before a prime minister is declared or another election is called.