Israel election live blog

Benjamin Netanyahu surprises with come-from-behind win in parliamentary election

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Caption: A combination picture shows Isaac Herzog, co-leader of the centre-left Zionist Union party, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the two apparent front-runners as voting gets underway in Israel's parliamentary elections. (REUTERS)

Read CBC News coverage of the parliamentary election in Israel, including on-the-ground reporting from Sasa Petricic and Derek Stoffel.
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