Israel's Netanyahu appears to win re-election to record 5th term as prime minister

Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara.
(Image credit: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have won re-election, after early exit polls had the race too close to call.

Israel's three main television networks on Wednesday called the election for Netanyahu; if victorious, this will be his fifth term in office, a record for an Israeli leader.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.