Jerusalem, Oct. 27 -- Voters in Israel have started casting ballots as polling stations opened across Israel at 7 am local time. 7.3 million people are eligible to cast their ballots for the 26th Knesset.

The final opinion surveys published before polls opened showed a tight race between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc and the opposition factions led by former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party, though both are forecast to fall short of a ruling majority if they maintain their campaign promises not to govern with certain other factions.

Times of Israel reported, that on Tuesday morning at 6:29 am local time, the hour when Hamas terrorists began the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack, family members of those killed and taken h...