According to Israel’s
Central Elections Committee, voter turnout exceeded 77 percent in Israel’s key
legislative election on Tuesday - the nation’s first election since the 7 October
2023 attacks by Hamas.
Exit polls
project no clear winner in the crucial contest, leaving both Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu and his primary challenger, former military chief Gadi
Eisenkot, short of a governing majority.
Observers
widely view the vote as a direct referendum on Netanyahu’s leadership....