Tight Race: Netanyahu, Gantz Both Declare Victory In Israel Election

Both parties think they won???

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on Israel's election (all times local):

10:40 p.m.

Both Prime Minister Netanyahu and the leaders of the rival Blue and White party, former military chief Benny Gantz and centrist politician Yair Lapid, have declared victory in Israel's elections as murky exit-poll predictions rolled in.

Netanyahu announced Tuesday: "A right-wing bloc led by the Likud party won a clear victory. I thank the citizens of Israel for the trust."

Gantz and Lapid also declared: "We won! The Israeli public has had their say!"

They added that "These elections have a clear winner and a clear loser," saying, "the president can see the picture and should call on the winner to form the next government. There is no other option!"

Both camps vowed they would call on allies to help them form a governing coalition.

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