Netanyahu, Gantz neck and neck as campaign reaches climax

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz were wrapping up another bitter election campaign on Saturday, before voters cast their ballots for the third time in 12 months.Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader, has been charged on several counts of corruption but is battling fiercely to maintain his grip on power.After inconclusive elections in April and September, latest opinion polls put the two opponents neck and neck in a gruelling political triathlon.