Israel Election: 7.3M Voters Head To Polls, Netanyahu Faces Eisenkot In Crucial Race

Over 7.3 million Israeli voters head to polling stations on October 27 to elect their leadership for the next four years. Extensive preparations include deploying one lakh personnel, establishing over 12,000 polling stations, and preparing 18,000 ballot boxes alongside 1.2 million ballot papers weighing 250 tonnes. Polling runs from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., after which exit polls are expected to indicate early trends. Opinion polls depict an undecided race between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party and the opposition front led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. The election focuses heavily on security fallout and accountabil (Source: India Today | Region: Tel Aviv / Jerusalem)