91.7% of votes counted: Ra’am gains at Joint List’s expense, bloc balance unchanged

With 91.7% of votes counted in Israel’s Knesset elections, Ra’am has gained seats at the expense of the Joint List, while the overall balance between political blocs remains unchanged.
The counting of double-envelope ballots began overnight Thursday. As of Thursday morning, Netanyahu’s bloc held 53 seats, the change bloc 48, and the Arab parties a combined 19 seats.
A total of 5,224,730 votes have been counted so far.