Netanyahu hails ’incredible’ 5th election victory * Praise from Trump * Coalition jostling starts * Bennett faces oblivion * Gantz claimed he wo n * Labor may dump leader

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Live updates [Trump says Netanyahu election win good for chances of peace]( By [Jacob Magid]( [US president backs prime minister, who appears set to remain in office with right-wing coalition; Lapid says Blue and White looking toward next election, while acknowledging defeat]( 2019 Knesset elections [With almost all votes in, Netanyahu-led right wins decisively]( By [TOI staff]( [Right-wing bloc’s success gives PM clear path to form new government, despite Likud tying in seats with Gantz’s Blue and White; New Right and Zehut fail to cross threshold]( [2019 Knesset elections / Netanyahu lauds ‘incredible victory’ as results show clear win]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu takes Jerusalem, and rocket-battered Sderot; Tel Aviv goes for Gantz]( By [TOI staff]( [Reporter's notebook / From jitters to jubilation, Likud backers go through roller-coaster night]( By [Raphael Ahren]( 2019 Knesset elections [Raoul Wootliff]( [Netanyahu won, everyone else lost: 5 takeaways from the 2019 elections]( [Tuesday’s vote did not provide the ‘upheaval’ the center-left had hoped for. 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