Fox News reported that Israel headed into a deeply divided election in which the October 7 attacks loomed large. Its summary said the contest had become a referendum on Oct. 7 failures, and it asked whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would hold power.

Fox News also said that no bloc secures a clear majority in the contest. Its summary did not give further detail on the arithmetic of possible coalitions.

The Guardian reported that election day began with a protest by some of the voters with the most at stake. Bereaved families of those killed in the October 7 attacks held a minute of silence at 6.29 a.m., the moment Hamas launched its onslaught just over three years earlier.

According to The Guardian, bereaved families told voters to "remember the victims," while others had flown thousands of miles to cast their ballots. The Guardian's headline described the divided country as going to the polls in record numbers.

Both outlets described an electorate split over the war's legacy. The two reports differ in emphasis: Fox News centered its summary on Netanyahu and the question of who would hold power, while The Guardian centered its summary on bereaved families and on voters who travelled long distances to vote.

Neither summary reports a final result or vote totals. Fox News framed the outcome as an open question, and The Guardian's summary was cut off before it described the remaining events of election day.

Sources: Fox News: Israel heads into deeply divided election as Oct. 7 reckoning looms: What to know; The Guardian: Legacy of 7 October looms large as a divided Israel goes to the polls in record numbers.