WorldNPRIsrael's voter turnout soars as Netanyahu faces a tight election
Israelis voted in their highest numbers since 1999 in a tight election between Netanyahu and centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot, with no clear winner yet.
Israelis voted in their highest numbers in over two decades in a tense national election to decide whether to stick with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition.
Israel held a national election with 77.7 per cent turnout by 10pm, the highest since 1999, in a race too close to call.
Netanyahu faces his strongest challenger in Gadi Eisenkot, a centre-right former military chief of staff, with exit polls swinging between the two.
Even after counting, if no bloc wins a majority it could take weeks of coalition negotiations before Israel knows its next prime minister.
Final results may take days or weeks if no bloc wins a majority, as party leaders will need to negotiate a governing coalition.
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