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Voters head to the polls to elect 120 members of the Knesset in an election that will determine whether Benjamin Netanyahu’s rightwing coalition can remain in power. The election is the first to be held since the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023
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Voter turnout highest since 1973 as of 2pm Voter turnout at 2pm was the highest in an Israeli election since 1973, according to Israel's election committee. As of 2pm local time 44.9 percent of eligible voters had cast their ballots.
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Hamid Al Shatri, once tipped as a potential prime minister, removed alongside chief of staff
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Monitor warns of delays at polling stations in Palestinian communities in Israel Delays and long lines have been reported at polling stations in Palestinian communities in Israel, according to a monitor. Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, told Haaretz that there had been systemic delays observed. "There are numerous reports of severe slowdowns at many polling stations," said Yeela Raanan, an Adalah monitor observing election integrity in Bedouin communities. Adalah s…
