The Latest: Results of Israeli vote raise Palestinian fears

JERUSALEM– The Latest on the result of Israeli elections (perpetuity regional):

9:50 a.m.

An assistant to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas states the result of Israel’s election raises Palestinian worries about an Israeli addition of parts of the occupied West Bank.

Close-to-complete informal outcomes suggested on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is headed to a 5th term, with the predicted assistance of ultra-orthodox and nationalist Jewish celebrations.

In the last stretch of the project, Netanyahu promised he would annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, a relocation that would damage staying expect Palestinian statehood.

Abbas assistant Ahmed Majdalani states that Palestinians will look for the assistance of the global neighborhood to attempt to obstruct any addition strategies. He stated that the result of the election indicates an increase for what he called the”severe conservative camp”in Israeli politics.

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8:20 a.m.

Benjamin Netanyahu appears headed towards a historical 5th term as Israel’s prime minister, with close-to-complete informal election results providing his conservative Likud and other nationalist and spiritual celebrations a strong bulk in parliament.

The result verified Israel’s ongoing tilt to the right and additional dimmed hopes of a worked out service to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.

Re-election will provide Netanyahu an essential increase as he braces for the probability of criminal charges in a series of corruption scandals.

With 97.4%of the vote counted Wednesday, Likud and its natural political allies commanded a 65-55 bulk in parliament. The nation now faces what might be weeks of political settlements over the structure of a judgment union.

Netanyahu had actually combated a tight race versus centrist ex-army chief Benny Gantz.