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Israeli elections

Israel is holding its general election as Benjamin Netanyahu seeks a 5th term

As Israelis go to the polls to vote for their next prime minister, the incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu looks to hold off former military chief Benny Gantz, to get a 5th term in office. The former leads the right-wing Likud party and the latter is a centrist. Today's Martha Kearney and 麻豆社's Middle East correspondent Tom Bateman report from the region.

(Image: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man looks at a list of candidates, credit: Getty Images)

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