Israel attracted a record turnout for Tuesday's crucial election, as Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot accused each other of dirty tricks.

At 4pm in Israel (2pm UK time), voter turnout stood at 55.7 per cent, according to the country's central elections committee – 8 per cent higher than at the same time of day during the 2022 election.

It was the highest turnout at that hour since hourly numbers were first recorded in 1973, with more than four million people having voted.

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