Israel's Central Elections Committee rejected an appeal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party and allied parties to extend voting hours beyond 10 p.m. local time, saying there was no justification to do so despite high voter turnout across all population groups. Vot…
Voter turnout in Israel’s Knesset election reached 55.7% by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, with 4,085,075 ballots cast, according to the Central Elections Committee. That was higher than the 47.5% turnout at the same point in the 2022 election. Turnout had risen from 44.9% by 2 p.m. Long li…
Israelis are voting in a closely fought election in the shadow of the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing voter judgment over the war, security and Israel’s increasingly hard-right political direction. The campaign has also been shaped by I…
Israel is holding a parliamentary election on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fighting to retain power after the October 7 Hamas attack and centrist rivals promising a new direction. The outcome may be known within hours of polls closing, but coalition negotiatio…
Israel is holding its first general election since Hamas attacked the country on 7 October 2023. Former general Gadi Esenkot is challenging Benjamin Netanyahu for the premiership, with turnout expected to be the highest in 40 years and the race seen as tight. The campaign has fo…
Exit polls after Israel’s Tuesday Knesset election showed no clear winner. Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud was projected as the largest single party, but the bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot held a narrow lead and neither major bloc appeared to reach the 61 seats neede…
Israel is holding a parliamentary election for 120 Knesset seats, with Benjamin Netanyahu’s future in power dependent on coalition negotiations and centrist rivals seeking to form the next government. Polling stations opened on Tuesday, and exit polls are expected after voting e…
