Polling stations were closed in Israel, it was reported on the social networks of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Israel. "Voting is over! " - said the CEC in a statement. As of 20:00 local time (21:00 Moscow time), the voter turnout was 74.3%. This figure was the highest since 1988 for this time interval in the entire history of elections in the country, notes the "Times of Israel". According to the Channel 13 exit poll, the publication states, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition received the largest number of votes (50 seats in parliament), but the bloc of opposition parties led by Gadi Eisenkot is ahead of him (53 seats). However, none of the blocs has a majority (61 seats) to form a government. We follow the voting results live - broadcast on YouTube.