Israel election campaign enters home straight — in pictures


  • A supporter of former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party on the campaign trail at Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem on polling day's eve. Reuters
    A supporter of former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party on the campaign trail at Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem on polling day's eve. Reuters
  • Officials sort ballot papers before a polling station opens to the voters of Kiryat Arba, a Jewish settlement in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    Officials sort ballot papers before a polling station opens to the voters of Kiryat Arba, a Jewish settlement in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir at the ballot box on general election day in Kiryat Arba, a Jewish settlement in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    Far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir at the ballot box on general election day in Kiryat Arba, a Jewish settlement in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • An Israeli soldier casts a ballot at Kerem Shalom Army Base in the south of Israel, close to the border with the Gaza strip. AFP
    An Israeli soldier casts a ballot at Kerem Shalom Army Base in the south of Israel, close to the border with the Gaza strip. AFP
  • An election campaign billboard by Blue and White party on a bridge in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv. Reuters
    An election campaign billboard by Blue and White party on a bridge in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv. Reuters
  • A billboard for Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party in Jerusalem. AFP
    A billboard for Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party in Jerusalem. AFP
  • An billboard for the far-right Religious Zionist party led by Bezalel Smotrich. AFP
    An billboard for the far-right Religious Zionist party led by Bezalel Smotrich. AFP
  • An election campaign bandwagon and a chance for a selfie as Benjamin Netanyahu aims to return Likud to power. AFP
    An election campaign bandwagon and a chance for a selfie as Benjamin Netanyahu aims to return Likud to power. AFP
  • Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli far-right politician and leader of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish power) party, greets supporters. AFP
    Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli far-right politician and leader of the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish power) party, greets supporters. AFP
  • Israelis hang a poster of Likud party candidate Benjamin Netanyahu in the southern city of Beersheva in the run up to Israel's election on November 1. AFP
    Israelis hang a poster of Likud party candidate Benjamin Netanyahu in the southern city of Beersheva in the run up to Israel's election on November 1. AFP
  • A popsicle break beneath an election campaign hoarding for Israel's ultra-Orthodox Shas political party near Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem. Israelis are back at the polls for a fifth time in less than four years. AP
    A popsicle break beneath an election campaign hoarding for Israel's ultra-Orthodox Shas political party near Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem. Israelis are back at the polls for a fifth time in less than four years. AP
  • Knesset member Sami Abu Shehadeh, second left, head of the nationalist Balad party, meets Israel's Palestinian citizens during his election campaign tour in Musmus village. AP
    Knesset member Sami Abu Shehadeh, second left, head of the nationalist Balad party, meets Israel's Palestinian citizens during his election campaign tour in Musmus village. AP
  • An election hoarding for Sami Abu Shehadeh's Balad party campaign in Umm Al Fahm. Israel’s Palestinian citizens could be central to breaking the country’s political deadlock. AP
    An election hoarding for Sami Abu Shehadeh's Balad party campaign in Umm Al Fahm. Israel’s Palestinian citizens could be central to breaking the country’s political deadlock. AP
  • A campaign poster of National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz in the southern city of Beersheva. AFP
    A campaign poster of National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz in the southern city of Beersheva. AFP
  • Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters from behind a security screen beside his wife Sara, right, and Likud member Miri Regev during a campaign rally in the northern city of Tirat Carmel. AFP
    Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters from behind a security screen beside his wife Sara, right, and Likud member Miri Regev during a campaign rally in the northern city of Tirat Carmel. AFP
  • Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli far-right politician and leader of the Otzma Yehudit, at an event in Tel Aviv. Getty
    Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli far-right politician and leader of the Otzma Yehudit, at an event in Tel Aviv. Getty
  • National Unity leader Benny Gantz makes an address in Tel Aviv. AFP
    National Unity leader Benny Gantz makes an address in Tel Aviv. AFP
  • Since 2019, Israel has had four inconclusive elections, which resulted in two short-lived coalition governments. AFP
    Since 2019, Israel has had four inconclusive elections, which resulted in two short-lived coalition governments. AFP
  • Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a campaign rally at Migdal HaEmek in the Northern District of Israel. AFP
    Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a campaign rally at Migdal HaEmek in the Northern District of Israel. AFP
  • A giant image of National Unity's Benny Gantz looks over one of the motorways into Tel Aviv. Reuters
    A giant image of National Unity's Benny Gantz looks over one of the motorways into Tel Aviv. Reuters
  • Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid leads a fragmented coalition spanning left to right. Reuters
    Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid leads a fragmented coalition spanning left to right. Reuters
  • Polls suggest Prime Minister Yair Lapid's camp is set for a weaker showing than in the last election. AP
    Polls suggest Prime Minister Yair Lapid's camp is set for a weaker showing than in the last election. AP
  • Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks at an event in the city of Rishon Lezion in Gush Dan. AP
    Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks at an event in the city of Rishon Lezion in Gush Dan. AP
  • In Jerusalem, a Netanyahu supporter blows a shofar, made of a ram's horn. AFP
    In Jerusalem, a Netanyahu supporter blows a shofar, made of a ram's horn. AFP
  • Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to form a 'strong, stable and national' government. Reuters
    Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to form a 'strong, stable and national' government. Reuters
  • A poster of Arab politician Ahmad Tibi of the Ta'al party in his home town of Taibe in Gilboa region. Reuters
    A poster of Arab politician Ahmad Tibi of the Ta'al party in his home town of Taibe in Gilboa region. Reuters