Official vote count under way in Israeli election

Middle East Eye27 October 2026, 23:21 UTCIsrael

Official vote count under way in Israeli election Israeli election officials have begun counting votes, Israeli media reported. As of 12:18am local time, 2,670 votes had been counted from 15 polling stations, according to Israel’s Channel 12. Voter turnout in the parliamentary election reached 77.7 percent, the Central Elections Committee’s latest figures showed.

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