# Record turnout in first half of high-stakes Israel election

https://mins.news/en/video/117805

- Guardian News, 2026-10-27 17:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdvENGYcGPg

> A record 44.9% of Israeli voters had cast ballots by 2pm on polling day, the highest figure since records began in the 1970s. Voting took place across Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The main candidates are Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of Likud, and Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot.

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