# Israel election turnout reaches 31.5% by noon, highest since 1973

https://mins.news/en/video/117419

- CNA, 2026-10-27 12:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJagoS6lvks

> Voting is under way in Israel’s first election since the Hamas attack on October 7 three years ago triggered the Gaza war. Turnout had reached 31.5% by local noon, a record level for that point in polling day. Opinion polls show a close contest between Benjamin Netanyahu and Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot, a former defence chief.

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