Jerusalem:Polling stations closed in Israel's parliamentary elections Tuesday evening, with voter turnout approaching 75%, as reported by Israeli election authorities and local media.

According to Anadolu Agency – English, voting in the Knesset elections ended at 10 pm local time (2000GMT), with ballot counting beginning shortly afterward.

The Central Elections Committee earlier reported that voter turnout had reached 74.3% as of 8 pm local time (1800GMT). A total of 5,449,277 people cast their ballots out of 7,331,981 eligible voters.