Israeli candidates cast their votes at polling stations across Israel and the Israeli occupied West Bank on Tuesday (October 27).

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a fight for political survival in Israel's election, with voters weighing his leadership after the 2023 Hamas-led attacks, wars in Gaza and with Iran, and Israel's deepening international isolation.

Opinion polls show a close race between Netanyahu's Likud party and its right-wing allies and a rival alliance led by Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff and security hawk with backers on the right and in the centre.

Netanyahu may again depend on far-right leaders Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich to form a government. Both have faced sanctions from some Western countries that accuse them of inciting violence against Palestinians, while Ben-Gvir's Jewish Power party has gained support in opinion polls.

Polls open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (0500 to 2000 GMT).

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

RAANANA, ISRAEL (OCTOBER 27, 2026) (POOL - No use Israel)

1. ELECTION CANDIDATE AND FORMER PRIME MINISTER NAFTALI BENNETT CASTING HIS VOTE ON ELECTION DAY / (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) ELECTION CANDIDATE AND FORMER PRIME MINISTER, NAFTALI BENNETT, SAYING: "It's a historic day for the people of Israel, a fateful day for the future of our country. Dear people of Israel, this is a fateful day for the future of our country. I call upon everyone to go out and vote to bring on the revolution of those who serve, to take care of the future of our children. I swear to do everything for the people of Israel, for the state of Israel. And for the benefit of the country, thank you."

ROSH HAAYIN, ISRAEL (OCTOBER 27, 2026) (POOL - No use Israel)

2. PEOPLE AND VOTERS STANDING OUTSIDE POLL CENTER

3. VARIOUS OF ELECTION CANDIDATE, FORMER GENERAL AND LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATS PARTY, YAIR GOLAN, ARRIVING AT POLL CENTER, GREETING PEOPLE

4. GOLAN ENTERING CENTER, GREETING PEOPLE

5. GOLAN CASTING HIS VOTE / (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) ELECTION CANDIDATE, FORMER GENERAL AND LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATS PARTY, YAIR GOLAN, SAYING: "A morning of great hope. In this morning we begin the journey of rebuilding Israel. better, better for its citizens, better for its prosperity, and its renewed success. Good luck to us all."

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (OCTOBER 27, 2026) (POOL - No use Israel)

6. ELECTION CANDIDATE AND OPPOSITION LEADER, YAIR LAPID, ARRIVING AT POLL CENTER TO CAST HIS VOTE

7. VARIOUS OF LAPID CASTING HIS VOTE

NOKDIM, WEST BANK (OCTOBER 27, 2026) (POOL - No use Israel)

8. VARIOUS OF ELECTION CANDIDATE AND FORMER DEFENCE MINISTER, AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN, ARRIVING AT POLL CENTER

9. VARIOUS OF LIEBERMAN CASTING HIS VOTE

10. LIEBERMAN STANDING NEAR BALLOT BOX, HOLDING BALLOT ENVELOPE / (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) ELECTION CANDIDATE AND FORMER DEFENCE MINISTER, AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN, SAYING:

"Good morning to the people of Israel. First of all, the most important thing is to come out and vote. Voter turnout is the most important thing, so I call on everyone to come and cast their vote. I am confident that tomorrow we will wake up to a new morning, one in which we can form a Zionist coalition, a coalition of those who serve, a coalition made up solely of Zionist parties. As our first law, we will pass a conscription law for everyone. The first decision of the next government will be to establish a state commission of inquiry. Thank you."

11. LIEBERMAN STANDING WITH PEOPLE