Exit polls from the Israeli general election, released on Wednesday, indicate that neither incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's alliance nor challenger Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc secured the 61 parliamentary seats required to form a governing majority. According to the latest Channel 13 poll cited by The Times of Israel, both blocs obtained 51 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. Voter turnout reached a 27-year high of 77.7%, and the election was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu's dominance of Israeli politics since 2009.