Israel's Likud, Blue and White tie with 97.4 pct of vote counted

Benny Gantz, one of the leaders of the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) political alliance, delivers a speech to supporters in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 9, 2019. Exit polls of the Israeli general elections on Tuesday showed a race too close to call. Leaders of both rival parties have declared victory. Official results are expected Wednesday morning. (Xinhua/JINI/Gideon Markowicz)