As millions of Israelis cast their votes, Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as a key challenger to Netanyahu’s long-standing dominance of Israeli politics. Suha Kidwai reports

BENJAMIN Netanyahu’s Likud party will likely remain the largest in Israel’s parliament but the PM’s coalition has lost its majority, exit polls suggest. Israel’s Channel 12

Israel’s wartime election appeared deadlocked last night, exit polls showed, a potential setback for veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if the projections hold, with neither side having a clear path to power but rival Gadi Eisenkot’s larger bloc potentially giving him the first chance to form a government.

Israel’s political parties differ on whether Jewish settlements should be fostered or discouraged in the West Bank, and on how a post-Hamas Gaza should be administered.

Asked about Israeli elections, the Defence Secretary tells Ch 4 News 'As a politician, it’s tempting to speculate—perhaps you can guess how I’d vote if I were an Israeli citizen—but I’m not'

Following the first hearing, the court ordered authorities to determine whether the defendants own assets in Turkey and upheld their arrest warrants.