00:01Polling stations close in Israel's key legislative election on Tuesday, with exit polls suggesting no clear victory.
00:09And both right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and main rival centrist Gadi Eisenkot falling short of a majority.
00:18Meanwhile, voter turnout in the election has reached a high level of 74 percent, according to Israel's Central Elections Committee.
00:26The country's main pollster projected Eisenkotsuya Shah block to win between 52 and 54 seats, and Netanyahu's block to win
00:36around 50, although his Likud would be the largest single party in the parliament, with 24 or 25 seats.
00:43This is Israel's first election since Hamas' 7 October 2023 attacks and is widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu's
00:52leadership.
00:53But it could be weeks before Israel declares its next Prime Minister.
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