# Israeli elections: turnout reaches '16.7%' four hours after polls open

https://mins.news/en/item/117147

- France 24, 2026-10-27 10:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/israeli-elections-voters-turnout-reaches-16-7-four-hours-after-polls-open

> A deeply divided Israel went to the polls on Tuesday for the first time since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack. Voters are passing judgment on veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s rightward drift; turnout stood at “16.7%” four hours after voting began.

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