The election had the highest voter turnout since records began, with more than 74% of eligible voters casting their ballots by 8pm.

Israel’s election ended Tuesday with no clear winner, exit polls indicate, likely setting off weeks of jockeying before a leader is declared. Exit polls released by major Israeli TV stations suggest that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political bloc nor that of his main rival,

As Israel votes, hard-right nationalism competes with the country’s founding ideals. The outcome could shape Israel’s identity for years.

Israel election exit polls show Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar locked in a fight with neither bloc reaching 61 Knesset seats.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have won fewer votes than his main challenger, according to early exit polls, but both sides will likely struggle to cobble together a coalition.

Israelis voted in their highest numbers in decades in a tense national election on Tuesday to decide whether to stick with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition or change course.

Follow live updates on Israel’s elections Tuesday, the Jewish state’s first general election day since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas massacre.

Israel’s election ended Tuesday with no clear winner, exit polls indicate, likely setting off weeks of jockeying before a leader is declared. An inconclusive result would leave Israel in political limbo after the country’s first national election since Hamas’ Oct.

Israel is holding its first general election since the October 7th Hamas attacks in 2023, with Benjamin Netanyahu seeking to maintain his hold on power after three years of war. Also: after his shock defeat in the Brazilian election,