# Israel election turnout reaches 50-year high as voting continues

https://mins.news/en/item/117642

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-27 15:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/27/israel-election-turnout-highest-in-50-years-as-voting-continues?traffic_source=rss

> Israel’s Central Elections Committee said 77.7 percent of eligible voters—more than 5.69 million people—had voted, the highest turnout in a Knesset election since 1999. Turnout among the Arab community was reported at about 80 percent. Netanyahu urged supporters to vote, while Arab politicians accused right-wing figures of inciting against Palestinian citizens of Israel.

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