Israel's election: leading candidates' positions on key issues

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Israel votes Tuesday as Netanyahu faces former general Eisenkot

Israel goes to the polls on Tuesday in its first legislative election since the October 7 Hamas attacks. Former general Gadi Eisenkot is seen as the main center-right challenger to Prime Minister Netanyahu. Coverage in the final days focuses on candidates' positions on judicial reform and conscription, and on voter anxieties over security, isolation abroad and national identity.

• Neither Netanyahu's Likud nor Eisenkot's Yashar party is likely to win a majority, so Arab parties could influence the outcome.
• Thousands marched in Tel Aviv on Saturday against Netanyahu, demanding accountability for the failure to prevent the October 7 attack.
• Al Jazeera says a new government would not end the occupation but could rein in the far right and ease regional tensions.