Lapid urges patience after Yesh Atid drops to 5 mandates in union with Bennett

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid acknowledged a sharp electoral decline, falling from 24 to 5 mandates in a joint list with Naftali Bennett, while Netanyahu's Likud secured 53. Lapid frames the result as a points victory and calls for patience, but the scale of the loss signals a major realignment in Israeli politics.

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