Israel votes in decisive election: What happens after polls close?
Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday (October 27) as their country wrestles with unresolved wars, continues to reel from Hamas' 2023 attack and is deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead it.
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- Details by FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor, Angela Diffley.
Polls have closed in the Israeli election, but there is no clear winner.
Polling published on Friday suggests incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu is almost neck-and-neck with former military chief Gadi Eisenkot in the race to become prime minister.
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