Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸

🇮🇱⚡- Vote counting has begun.

🇮🇱⚡- The Likud-camp believe the Yashar-camp would receive first mandate from the President in forming a government, Ma'ariv reports. The phase could last approximately 28 days (+14 additional days). If Yashar fail, the President will pass the role to the Likud-camp, who will have a similar amount of time. If both parties fail, the President will call for a second election, that could take place in early 2027. During the entire process, Benjamin Netanyahu will assume the role of a caretaker Prime Minister. The options to form a government are passing the 61 seats threshold, forming a minority government, or a Yashar-led unity government with Likud.

🇮🇱⚡- "We cannot be ignored in any political scenario, and we will make responsible decisions in the coming weeks, regardless of the scenario," - Joint List, of the Arab-coalition.

🇮🇱⚡️- Channel 15 is also now projecting that Gadi Eisenkot will receive the mandate to form the new government.

🇮🇱⚡- Yisrael Beiteinu and Yashar have both once again ruled out forming a government with either Arab party.

🇮🇱⚡️- BREAKING: Channel 12 estimates Gadi Eisenkot will likely be tasked with forming a government.

🇮🇱⚡️- "Don’t let them fool you: Netanyahu’s camp has suffered a crushing defeat—it is a total collapse. The public has told them: leave." - Yair Lapid in a statement.

🇮🇱⚡️- Gadi Eisenkot declares that the exit poll results reflect "an absolute vote of no confidence in Netanyahu and his government" and confirms that he is immediately initiating efforts to topple the right-wing government and form a "Zionist mobilization government."

🇮🇱⚡️- i24News has revised its projection to 55 seats for Netanyahu's right-wing bloc.

🇮🇱⚡️- No exit poll is currently showing the right-wing bloc coalition securing 61 seats.

🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: Israeli Channel 11, anti-Likud outlet, says Likud is set to be the largest party.

🇮🇱⚡- Channel 13 exit polls: Yashar-bloc - 53, Likud-bloc - 50, Arab-coalition - 17

🇮🇱⚡️- Exit polls show an opposition bloc securing around 53 seats while Netanyahu’s coalition bloc secures 50 seats. Arab parties are estimated around 17 seats.

🇮🇱⚡️- BREAKING: Exit polls project 24-27 seats for the Likud against Eisenkot's 20-23 seats.

🇮🇱⚡️- Polls have closed in Israel.

🇮🇱⚡- The voter turnout stands at 74.3% at 8pm local time.

🇮🇱⚡- The Central Election Committee has decided against extending the voting times.

🇮🇱⚡- Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit joins Likud and the Shas in calling for an extension to the voting time.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- Israeli fighter jets enter southern Syrian airspace.

🇺🇸🇧🇷⚡️- BREAKING: Flavio Bolsonaro has fled Brazil and is currently aboard a plane flying to the United States, a U.S. official tells Reuters.