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Ramallah, Gaza and the decisions taken in the Knesset that land on Palestinian lives.
6stories3still developing 11:07 · 27 Octlatest flash
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Israelis vote with the highest early turnout in decades
By 10am, 16.7% of voters had cast ballots, as parties traded claims of missing ballot slips and Smotrich pointed to high Arab turnout.
Likud readies challenge to results from Arab polling stations
Israeli TV said Likud was preparing to contest Arab ballots before voting began, while police arrested three over an alleged vote-buying scheme for Ra'am.
Army chief told Netanyahu Hebron goals were met; PM kept operation going
Kan reported that Eyal Zamir saw no justification for keeping Palestinians from their homes, but Netanyahu ordered the operation to continue before the vote.
Final polls give opposition 54 seats to Netanyahu bloc's 48
No camp reaches a 61-seat majority, leaving Arab parties, projected at about 14 seats, outside both blocs and central to any outcome.