WorldThe Star, KenyaIsrael heads to polls for pivotal election defined by security and democracy
Israelis are voting in a tight election between incumbent PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, with neither bloc expected to win a majority.
An unprecedented 70,000 people have reportedly flown home from abroad to vote, while half-a-million will cast ballots for the first time
Israel is holding what many consider one of its most pivotal elections, with an unprecedented 70,000 people flying home from abroad to cast their vote.
Polling shows Netanyahu and challenger Eisenkot in a near neck-and-neck race, but neither bloc is projected to win the 61 seats needed for a majority government.
With no clear majority likely, weeks or months of coalition negotiations are expected before a new Israeli government can be formed.
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