@mayadeenenglish: Overall voter turnout reached 73.4% with one hour remaining before polling stations closed, as several Arab towns reported high participation rates. Turnout reached 90.7% in Al-Arian village in al-Naqab and 89.8% in Rahat, while Majd al-Krum recorded 88% and Sakhnin 83.5%. Other towns also reported high turnout, including Baqa al-Gharbiyye at 76%, Taybeh at 74%, Shefa-Amr at 72.5%, and Al-Nassira (Nazareth) and Umm al-Fahm at 70% each, and al-Tira recorded 77%. Israeli Channel 7 reported that voting in prisons had concluded, with turnout reaching 88.7%. Meanwhile, Israeli Channel 13 projected that the Joint List was on course to win 10 seats and Ra’am eight. Israel Hayom reported turnout of 70.69% in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp, compared with 76.5% in Gadi Eisenkot’s camp.

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Tuesday 27 October 2026 19:35:53 GMT