has called prime minister benjamin netanyahu and congratulated him on his party's election win. likud appear to have made a stunning comeback. this after opinion polls showed them losing seats in parliament a few days ago. >> take a look at the latest numbers which show likud will win at least 29 seats in the knesset while the zionist party led by isaac herzog is expected to take 24 seats. that's a significant gain for likud over early exit polling. mr. netanyahu wasted no time declaring victory. take a listen. >> translator: we won the national camp led by likud has won. we achieved the huge victory for our people. i'm proud -- i'm proud for the