Centre-left candidate Yitzhak Herzog (l) has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (r) of "panicking"
Polls have opened in Israel in what is expected to be a close contest between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party and a centre-left alliance.
The centre-left Zionist Union has promised to repair relations with the Palestinians as well as the international community.
Mr Netanyahu has vowed not to allow the creation of a Palestinian state if he wins a fourth term.
Neither side is expected to get more than a quarter of the votes.
Polls opened at 07:00 (05:00 GMT) and are due to close at 22:00
While results could be declared soon after the close of polls, a definitive conclusion appears likely to take some time.
A lengthy period of negotiations over the formation of the next coalition government could follow.
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