The final results of the Israeli election show a resounding victory for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, the Associated Press reports.
Isaac Herzog, leader of the leftist Zionist Union party, has now conceded the election to Mr Netanyahu, despite exit polls suggesting the two parties had drawn a similar number of votes.
Exit polls in Israel show that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party drew even with Isaac Herzog's Zionist Union in the election.
The polls, by Israel's leading television channels, suggest that the formation of the next government could be a serious challenge for both candidates.
Channel 10 and Channel 1 said Likud and the Zionist Union had secured 27 seats each in the 120-member Knesset.
But Channel 2 said that Netanyahu had eked out a narrow victory, winning 28 seats to 27 for Herzog.
Final results are expected early on Wednesday morning.
On both sides there is dealing to be done as some exit polls show Benjamin Netanyahu and Isaac Herzog neck-and-neck in the Israeli election
Netanyahu's message to undecided voters is ‘never mind the economy, if you vote for the other guy, you and your family will not be safe.’