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Record Turnout Marks Israeli Election Day; Golan Incident Reported · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Election day in Israel saw significant voter turnout yesterday, reaching
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  Speaker 1: record levels for recent years. By 4pm, 55.7% of eligible
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  Speaker 1: voters had cast their ballots, the highest rate for that
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  Speaker 1: hour since 1973. By 6pm, turnout reached 66.7%, also a
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  Speaker 1: high mark for that time. indicating strong participation nationwide. Despite
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  Speaker 1: the high overall numbers, Likud officials expressed concern about voter
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  Speaker 1: apathy among their right-wing base, noting high turnout in the
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  Speaker 1: left and Arab sectors. The party also reported 620 suspected
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  Speaker 1: irregularities at polling stations in the Arab sector, demanding an
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  Speaker 1: investigation into issues like voter data transmission and ballot paper handling.
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  Speaker 1: Both Likud and the Shah's party formally requested an extension
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  Speaker 1: of voting hours from the Central Elections Committee, citing congested
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  Speaker 1: polling stations. Shah's chairman Arai Derry voiced worry over what
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  Speaker 1: he called complacency in Haredi and right-wing strongholds. The severe
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  Speaker 1: weather in the south also impacted voting, with flash floods
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  Speaker 1: forcing police to close Route 90 and other highways, preventing
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  Speaker 1: residents in Arava communities from reaching polling stations. One report
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  Speaker 1: indicated an ATV was swept away by floodwaters, raising concerns
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  Speaker 1: for the driver. Adding to the day's developments, Yair Golan,
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  Speaker 1: head of the Democrats' party, was approached by a man
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  Speaker 1: carrying a large knife while campaigning in Tel Aviv. Police
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  Speaker 1: arrested the suspect, stating he approached Golan in a threatening manner,
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  Speaker 1: though no stabbing attempt occurred. Golan's party attributed the incident
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  Speaker 1: to incitement and blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign tactics.
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after casting his vote, emphasised the
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  Speaker 1: election's importance for the future and security of the State
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  Speaker 1: of Israel, warning against what he described as attempts by
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  Speaker 1: the left and Arab parties to undermine the country's Jewish character. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Mariv News Flash reported an unprecedented step taken by the
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  Speaker 1: IDF towards senior security officials, citing fears of escalation just
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  Speaker 1: before the polls closed. In separate developments concerning anti-Jewish sentiment,
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  Speaker 1: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directly challenged claims that
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  Speaker 1: Israel is committing genocide, stating that the historical extermination and
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  Speaker 1: expulsion of Jews from Middle Eastern countries represents the real genocide. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Mariv News Flash reported a new and frightening threat from Egypt,
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  Speaker 1: with the stated intent to kill Jews. Shifting to economic news,
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  Speaker 1: Intel has agreed to acquire the Israeli quantum computing software
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  Speaker 1: company Classic. The reported $ 2. 3 billion deal aims to combine
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  Speaker 1: Intel's quantum hardware with classic software to make quantum computing
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  Speaker 1: more accessible, with the acquisition expected to close in the
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  Speaker 1: first half of 2027. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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