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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reads from his notes as he walks to a meeting with his nationalist allies and his Likud party members at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Israel looks set to slide back into political deadlock as the final votes were being tallied from the country's third election in less than a year. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reads from his notes as he walks to a meeting with his nationalist allies and his Likud party members at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Israel looks set to slide back into political deadlock as the final votes were being tallied from the country's third election in less than a year. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

March 4, 2020

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Netanyahu still short of majority after Israel's election
March 4, 2020 11:05 a.m.

Netanyahu still short of majority after Israel's election

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fallen short of capturing the majority needed to form a government, near-final election results showed Wednesday, deepening a year of political deadlock and appearing to dash the long-serving leader's hopes for a decisive victory as his trial on corruption charges nears.