Dramatic crash: Shas plummets to 6 seats, Likud rises to 27

With 97.3% of votes counted in the elections for the 26th Knesset: Likud strengthens by one seat to 27, Shas loses a seat and drops to six. Yashar with 21 seats, Together 12. The current coalition has 53 seats, the change bloc 48. The Reservists party is below the electoral threshold.

The vote count in the elections for the 26th Knesset is nearing completion with 97.3% of votes counted, bringing changes in the distribution of seats. Likud, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, strengthens by one seat to 27 seats, while Shas, led by Aryeh Deri, loses a seat and drops to just six seats. This is a significant decline for Shas, which won 11 seats in the 2022 elections. The Yashar party, led by Gadi Eisenkot, remains the second largest with 21 seats, and Together, led by Naftali Bennett, with 12. The bloc picture remains undecided: 53 seats for the current coalition versus 48 for the change bloc. The Reservists and Economic party remains below the electoral threshold with 2.69%. The headline uses the words 'dramatic crash' to describe a loss of a single seat in the current count.