"It may seem theoretic at this point, but the Likud and Blue and White may even form a coalition together," Eran, also a former senior Israeli diplomat, told Xinhua.
Another element that may also tip the balance is Israeli soldiers who are expected to vote in the early hours of Wednesday.
"Soldiers tend to be more right-wing," Elad-Strenger explained. "They can move parties above the threshold and change the whole picture completely."
Notably, the final results are expected on Thursday at the earliest, as the neck-to-neck race makes every single vote count.
In addition, the ongoing elections are widely perceived in Israel as a referendum on the decade-long consecutive ruling of Netanyahu, who is fighting to avoid being indicted in at least three separate cases of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
Israel's attorney general is expected to hold a hearing for Netanyahu in the summer, after which he will decide whether Netanyahu will be indicted. Should the indictment decision be made, there will be likely mounting pressure on Netanyahu to resign, which will lead Israel to another general elections in no more than a year.
But "the corruption allegations proved to be not such a major consideration among voters," Eran noted.
Should Netanyahu succeed in leading the next government, he will become the longest-serving Israeli prime minister this summer. However, the road to his fifth term in office will not be easy.
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