Yair Lapid, leader of Israel's Yesh Atid party, addresses supporters from his campaign headquarters in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv early on March 24, 2021, after the end of voting in the fourth national election in two years. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival, Yair Lapid, said Tuesday that he will try to form a government coalition amid another round of inconclusive election results.

Initial results of Israel's fourth election in less than two years suggested that right-wing parties won 59-60 seats in the 120-seat parliament, while centrist-left parties calling to replace Netanyahu won 60-61 seats.

At the moment, Netanyahu does not have 61 seats and the pro-change bloc has 61 seats

Yair Lapid, leader of Israel's Yesh Atid party

"We will do anything possible to form a sane government," Lapid, leader of the centrist party Yesh Atid, told his supporters at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv. "As of now, Netanyahu is unable to form a government."

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"At the moment, Netanyahu does not have 61 seats and the pro-change bloc has 61 seats," Lapid said, referring to a bloc of parties that attempt to replace Netanyahu, who faces a criminal trial over corruption charges.

Initial results suggested that Yesh Atid won about 18 seats while Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party won about 30 seats.

Earlier, Netanyahu claimed victory, suggesting he will attempt to form a government coalition with three ally parties: the ultra-Orthodox parties of Shas and United Torah Judaism, and a new far-right pro-settler party called the Religious Zionism. Initial results suggested they won altogether about 52 seats.

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Netanyahu has expressed hope to join forces with Yamina, another pro-settler party, to reach the 61 seats needed to form a majority coalition.