Turnout high as Israeli voters deliver verdict on Netanyahu
Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday (October 27) in turnout unseen in decades, with a deeply divided electorate delivering a verdict on Prime Minister…
France 24 reports: Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday (October 27) in turnout unseen in decades, with a deeply divided electorate delivering a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack.
Former FRANCE 24 correspondent, Irris Makler, tells us more.
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