Israelis vote in a tense election: What's at stake?

Four years of internal division, war, and growing global isolation have set Tuesday's election up to be a vote on Israel's future. At the center, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his role in national security. His supporters view him as indispensable to security. Critics see him as the problem. I believe that only we can lead this country to peace eventually. Someone who put himself as Mr. Security. I think we're in a worse position than we are. Another top issue for voters connected to Netanyahu is accountability for the October 7, 2023 attacks carried out by Hamas. Three years later, Israelis still don't have an answer on why Netanyahu's government failed to prevent the attacks. The opposition is pushing for an independent commission of inquiry, something Netanyahu has resisted, saying it would be biased against him. Victims' families have been leading the call. Let us show responsibility and bring about change. A state commission of inquiry, hope, healing, and repair for us and for our country. The war in Gaza has also put immense financial and personal strain on Israeli army reservists. This has led to calls from opposition parties to end military service exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews. Netanyahu's Likud party supports exemptions for religious students, while his opponents argue that all of Israeli society must bear the weight. Finally, the economy. The cost of living has soared in Israel in recent years, while the war has doubled Israel's defense budget and taken a toll on reservists' family finances. None of the main candidates have made the economy a central issue in their campaigns, but voters feel it daily. Everything is so expensive that I hope that there will be some changes for the people that live and work here. Not a dividing issue for voters, Israeli relations with the Palestinians. Since the October 7th attacks, debate over a two-state solution has all but disappeared.