US President Donald Trump has said his endorsement helped Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu improve his electoral prospects, claiming the race in Israel is now close.

Axar.az reports, citing Ynetnews, that Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters at Andrews Air Force Base.

“When the endorsement was published, it helped him a lot. But actually I heard he did pretty well. He's probably winning or in a tie. We'll see what happens,” Trump said.

According to the latest figures, the bloc led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured 53 seats, the opposition bloc won 48 seats, and Arab parties obtained 19 seats.