Voting begins in Israeli parliamentary election

JERUSALEM, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Voting in Israel's parliamentary election began at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political future in focus.

The latest pre-election polls published by Israeli media showed the centrist Yashar Party, led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, and Netanyahu's right-wing Likud Party ranking among the leading parties.