Israelis head to polls in parliamentary elections

UMM AL-FAHM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 27: Yusuf Jabareen, leader of the Joint List, formed by the Ta’al and Balad parties, casts his vote at a polling station set up at Al-Aqwas School in Umm al-Fahm, northern Israel, on October 27, 2026. Voting began Tuesday in Israel's parliamentary elections, with more than 7.3 million people eligible to cast ballots to elect the 120-member Knesset. Polling stations opened at 7 am local time (0500GMT) and are scheduled to close at 10 pm (2000GMT), according to Israel’s Central Elections Committee. Mostafa Alkharouf; Yasemin Şanlı Sapan; Anadolu Ajansı
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