Former Israeli military chief Benny Gantz, has cast his ballot in the country’s national election.
The election could hand conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a record fifth term or see him dethroned by an ex-general who has pledged clean government and social cohesion.
No party has ever won an outright majority in the 120-seat parliament, meaning days or even weeks of coalition negotiations will lie ahead.
Final polls in the campaign showed that Netanyahu had fallen behind Gantz, but still has an easier path to form a government that would keep him in power for a record fifth term.
