Gerry Shih, Lior Soroka, Suheir Hashimeh, and Steve Hendrix
Washington Post·
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Final polls put Gadi Eisenkot slightly ahead of Netanyahu. Photo / Getty Images
Israelis from Tel Aviv and West Bank settlements, from Jerusalem and overseas, have poured into polling booths at the highest rate in decades for a pivotal election widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, and his record on the deadly October 7, 2023, attack