Record number of voters head to polls in high-stakes Israel election – video

A record number of Israeli's have cast their ballots in the first half of polling day, voting at polling stations across the country and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. By 2pm local time, 44.9% of voters had cast their ballot – the highest turnout since record-keeping began in the 1970s. The main candidates are Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister and leader of the Likud party, and Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party.

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