A national election in Israel is underway, and party leaders have cast their votes into the ballot box. This is the first election since the Hamas attack on October 7. Polls point to a close contest between the Likud Party led by Benjamin Netanyahu and its right-leaning allies, and the rival coalition led by Gadi Eisenkot, the former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces.

Watch the report by Jamal Mousavi in Tel Aviv.