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On election day, some settlers pass over Netanyahu in favor of far-right partners

Israelis in West Bank communities tell reporters they used to vote for PM, but soured on him after Oct. 7 attack, feel Smotrich, Ben Gvir 'won't let this happen'
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Turnout hits historic high as Israel votes; election committee rejects multiple claims of foul play

74.3% of eligible voters cast ballots by 8 p.m., highest since 1988 at that hour; pointing to Arabs and the left, Netanyahu says 'they're trying to steal election,' while Eisenkot accuses him of trying to 'lay groundwork' to contest results
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Election day quiet in Jerusalem’s Haredi enclaves: ‘We vote for whoever our rabbi tells us to’

Many members of the ultra-Orthodox community see casting a ballot as a religious duty, even as some denounce the process: 'Whatever happens is in God's hands'
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Oct. 7 families urge voters to remember victims; bereaved father called ‘traitor’ at polling station

Gathering in Tel Aviv, families of those killed or taken hostage call on Israelis to exercise right to vote in memory of those who can't; father of slain soldier Itay Chen accosted in Netanya
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