Live Updates: Election Day: Over three million vote as Israel sees highest election turnout since 1973
Turnout at 44.9% at 2 p.m. • Netanyahu warns of attempt to 'steal elections' amid high Arab voter turnout • Arab voting may be deliberately disrupted, Israeli civil rights watchdog warns
'Don't feel like waiting': Voters complain of long lines at polling stations amid historic turnout
Near a polling station next to a high school, a woman with a megaphone makes a final effort to convince passersby to vote for her preferred party.
ByRAMI SHANIIsraelis cast their votes at a polling station in Jerusalem during Election Day, October 27, 2026.(photo credit: Rachel Alroey/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
Patients, medical staff vote at Tel Aviv's Assuta Medical Center
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFA doctor at Assuta Medical Center, Tel Aviv, votes on Election Day, October 27, 2026.(photo credit: Oded Karni, Assuta Spokesperson's Office)
Voter turnout in Israel reaches highest relative number since at least 1973
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFAn Israeli casts a vote during general elections in Jerusalem on October 27, 2026.(photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)
Arab voting may be deliberately disrupted by 'unusual delays,' Israeli civil rights watchdog warns
ACRI warned that without immediate intervention, the delays could prevent large numbers of Arab voters from exercising their right to vote.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFPeople stand in a queue to vote during the national election, at a polling station in the Arab village of Taibe, northern Israel, October 27, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)Go to the full article > >
‘We bear the consequences’: Diaspora Jews fear fallout from Israel’s election - interview
Even if they cannot vote, Diaspora Jews told the Post they are “terrified” that the outcome of elections could have an impact far beyond Israel’s borders.
Arab Israelis report receiving call to vote on Election Day in name of murdered girl Sousan Sultan
The call was recorded by Sousan Sultan, whose sister, Susan, was killed in April, 2025, and whose husband, Ziad, was murdered in August 2026.
ByTZVI JASPERArab Israelis cast their vote at a voting station in Maghar, during the Knesset Elections, on November 1, 2022.(photo credit: JAMAL AWAD/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Knife-wielding man detained after approaching Democrats' Golan during Election Day tour in Tel Aviv
Security personnel noticed a suspicious object protruding from beneath the coat of a man in his 20s from Jerusalem, standing near Golan. He was detained, and a knife was found in his possession.
ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAMDemocrats party chairman Yair Golan casts his vote at a polling station in Rosh Ha'ayin, central Israel, during Election Day, October 27, 2026(photo credit: REUVEN SCHWARTZ/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
IDF voter turnout reaches 48% by 1 p.m., up from 2022 elections
BySHIR PERETSAn IDF soldier votes in the Knesset elections at an undisclosed location, published October 21, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Bride casts ballot in Knesset election
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFA voter cast her ballot on her wedding day, October 27, 2026.(photo credit: Chen G. Schimmel/The Jerusalem Post)
'Don't feel like waiting': Voters complain of long lines at polling stations amid historic turnout
Near a polling station next to a high school, a woman with a megaphone makes a final effort to convince passersby to vote for her preferred party.
ByRAMI SHANIIsraelis cast their votes at a polling station in Jerusalem during Election Day, October 27, 2026.(photo credit: Rachel Alroey/Flash90)Go to the full article > >Israel votes 2026: All you need to know
Some 7.3 million eligible Israelis will decide between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc and Gadi Eisenkot's diverse opposition bloc.
A party must receive at least 3.25% of valid votes to enter the Knesset.
Most polling stations are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Some locations have different hours.
The Jerusalem Post will provide real-time election coverage throughout the day, including a live broadcast of the exit polls and their implications, starting from 9:30 p.m.
