以色列选民星期二前往投票站投票，内塔尼亚胡争取获得第四个总理任期。
最新的选前民调结果显示，在围绕120个议会席位的争夺中，内塔尼亚胡的保守派利库德集团落后于以犹太复国运动联盟领袖艾萨克•赫尔佐克为首的中间偏左联盟。
预计两派都不能赢得作为议会多数所需的61个议席，因此双方激烈争夺较小党派的支持，包括共产党、阿拉伯人领导的政党以及正统犹太党派。
三星期前，内塔尼亚胡罢免了执政联盟的高层伙伴，同时决定在星期二举行选举。分析人士说，此次选举成为对内塔尼亚胡领导成效的全民公决。
在开始投票前，内塔尼亚胡改变了早些时候在巴勒斯坦建国问题上的立场。他星期一说，如果继续担任总理，他绝不支持巴勒斯坦建国。
Voters are going to the polls Tuesday in Israel where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a fourth term as prime minister.
The latest pre-election surveys for the 120-member parliament showed Mr. Netanyahu's conservative Likud party trailing a few seats behind a center-left alliance led by Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog.
With neither candidate expected to win the 61-seat parliamentary majority, there has been a furious campaign push by the candidates to rally support from smaller groups ranging from communist and Arab-led parties to orthodox Jewish blocs.
Mr. Netanyahu called Tuesday's election three months ago when he fired his senior coalition partners. Analysts say these elections have become a referendum on the prime minister's leadership.
Ahead of the voting, Mr. Netanyahu reversed his earlier stance on Palestinian statehood, saying Monday that he will never support a Palestinian state if he remains in office.
