Israelis appear to have handed a rebuke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in national elections, exit polls indicated. But what’s next is uncertain as there's no clear winner and no obvious path to a governing majority.

The election was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister.

His party, Likud , appears to have gotten the most votes. But the exit polls by major Israeli TV stations indicate that support for his religious-national coalition dropped significantly.

The exit polls suggested his opponents could secure a solid majority in the next parliament. But whether those disparate parties, including Arab-led parties, can form a government is uncertain, and will likely take weeks of haggling.

Here are some key points to know as the polls closed in Israel on Tuesday night.

Exit polls suggest no clear winner and complex power-jockeying ahead

In Israel, voters choose not individuals but parties.…