WorldBBCDeeply divided Israel braces for pivotal election
Israel heads to a knife-edge general election on Tuesday, with challenger Gadi Eisenkot neck-and-neck with Netanyahu in polls and half a million first-time voters set to cast ballots.
After three years of regional war, this is a battle Israel always knew was coming, writes Lucy Williamson.
Israel is holding a general election on Tuesday after three years of regional war, with polls showing the race too close to call.
Centrist challenger Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff whose son was killed in the Gaza War, has regularly topped recent polls over Netanyahu.
With half a million first-time voters and 70,000 Israelis flying home to vote, the result could reshape the country's direction after years of conflict.
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