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Israelis hope it will be third time lucky as voters seek an end to political deadlock

Polling stations are open until 8pm UK time, following stalemate in elections on April 9 and September 17 last year

March 2, 2020 08:17
Isolated polling booths, like this one in Tel Aviv, have been set up for voters suspected of exposure to coronavirus
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Israelis have begun voting in the country's third general election in less than twelve months, in the hoping of breaking the deadlock in the Knesset.

Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc nor its centrist rival led by Benny Gantz emerged with a governing majority following elections in April and September last year.

Israel has never held multiple elections in such quick succession.

But analysts have speculated that yet another election may have to be held in September, as the final opinion polls indicated Mr Netanyahu's Likud party had not shed significant levels of support since last year.