Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday there would be no Palestinian state if he were reelected, in a last-ditch effort to woo rightwing voters on the eve of a general election.

Polling stations are to open at 0500 GMT on Tuesday for Israel's second snap general election in as many years in a ballot experts agree is likely to be a referendum on the Netanyahu years.

Tony Blair is poised to step back from his role with the diplomatic Middle East Quartet, the Financial Times reported Sunday, citing several people familiar with the situation.

The former British prime minister has discussed his position with US Secretary of State John Kerry and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, the business daily said, adding that news on his amended role could come later this week.

Israeli soldiers violated on Saturday night the Blue Line that demarcates the border between Lebanon and Israel, announced the army in a statement on Sunday.

It said that three soldiers crossed overnight the border line near the southern town of Kfarkila.

Once a popular minister from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party, Moshe Kahlon could well find himself in the position of kingmaker after Tuesday's general election.

Kahlon's center-right Kulanu party, which he formed after leaving Likud, is projected to win between eight and 10 seats in the 120-member Knesset -- trailing a fair distance behind his former party's 21, and the 24 of the center-left Zionist Union.

Two days before Israel's election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a last-ditch effort Sunday to garner support by appealing to the center and heading for a mass rally in Tel Aviv.

Israel goes to the polls on Tuesday for the second general election in as many years with pundits unanimous that it is turning out to be a referendum on Netanyahu's six years as premier.

Three days ahead of Israel's general election, there was growing uncertainty Saturday over who will win the premiership even as polls showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu trailing his center-left rivals.

The final two voting surveys released Friday night by private television channels gave the Zionist Union, headed by Labor leader Isaac Herzog, a four-seat lead over Netanyahu's Likud.

Many Jewish bodies in Europe are being bankrupted by the growing need for security measures, the U.S. State Department's special envoy on anti-Semitism said on Friday.

Jewish communities in Europe are on edge after being targeted by Islamist gunmen in recent attacks in France and Denmark.

Israeli security officials have recommended building a barrier along the border with Jordan -- Israel's only frontier that does not yet feature a fence.

"Security officials recommended the construction of a security barrier to protect the new airport which will be built at Timna" some 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of resort city Eilat, an army spokeswoman said, without elaborating.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held talks Friday with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and the leaders of Egypt and Jordan on the stalled Middle East peace process, officials said.

Kerry was attending an investment conference in Egypt's Red Sea resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh along with hundreds of prominent figures to jumpstart its economy.

Whoever ends up forming a government after Tuesday's election in Israel will face the daunting task of repairing the country's frayed international ties, experts say.

Incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aggressive style has strained relations with Israel's foreign partners -- including closest ally the United States -- leaving the Jewish state increasingly isolated.