How could Israel break election deadlock? Here are four scenarios

This would be a seismic shift for Israeli politics. Only one independent Arab party has ever formally been part of a coalition, in 2021, and it didn't last long.

Eisenkot and every other Jewish party in his bloc bar one have already ruled out entering government with them. But right now, it's the opposition's only path to a majority.

The Arab parties were the story of election night. They look to have defied expectations and could gain a record 19 seats - helped by an unprecedented turnout from Israel's Arab population, who account for about one-fifth of the country and often describe themselves as Palestinian citizens of Israel.