Voting begins in Israel general elections
- 12 years ago
Voting has begun in Israel's general elections, which are expected to return Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to a third term with a smaller majority in a coalition government of rightwing and religious parties.
Security has been tightened across the country for Tuesday's polls, which began at 7am (5:00GMT), and more than 20,000 police officers have been deployed to secure the vote.
Opinion polls predict that Netanyahu's Likud party, which has forged an electoral pact with the ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu group, will take the most seats in the parliamentary election.
Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports from Jerusalem.
Security has been tightened across the country for Tuesday's polls, which began at 7am (5:00GMT), and more than 20,000 police officers have been deployed to secure the vote.
Opinion polls predict that Netanyahu's Likud party, which has forged an electoral pact with the ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu group, will take the most seats in the parliamentary election.
Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports from Jerusalem.