*BNN Election Day Coverage | Powered by The Petek* Turnout reached a record high for 4 p.m., with 55.7% of eligible voters having cast their ballots, according to the Central Elections Committee. That is 8.2 percentage…

*BNN Election Day Coverage | Powered by The Petek* Turnout reached a record high for 4 p.m., with 55.7% of eligible voters having cast their ballots, according to the Central Elections Committee. That is 8.2 percentage points above the 47.5% recorded at the same hour in the 2022 election.

The Central Elections Committee reported that 44.9% of eligible voters had cast their ballots by 2 p.m. Its acting director general said: "We have broken all records."

The Central Elections Committee reported that 44.9% of eligible voters had cast their ballots by 2 p.m. Its acting director general said: "We have broken all records."

\*BNN Election Day Coverage | Powered by The Petek\* The Central Elections Committee has reminded polling staff that voters can use an expired Israeli ID card, or teudat zehut, provided the photograph still allows them…

\*BNN Election Day Coverage | Powered by The Petek\* The Central Elections Committee has reminded polling staff that voters can use an expired Israeli ID card, or teudat zehut, provided the photograph still allows them to be identified. In a directive issued today, the committee said high turnout was creating queues at some polling locations and instructed staff to speed up the process while maintaining the required identity checks. Staff should begin checking the next voter's identity while the previous voter is behind the voting screen. Any individual issue requiring further checks should be handled separately so the rest of the queue can continue moving. The committee also said additional questioning is unnecessary when a voter's identity is clear. For polling stations scheduled to close at 10 PM, the committee reiterated that anyone who arrives by that time must still be allowed to vote, even if the queue means they cast their ballot after 10 PM.

_BNN Election Day Coverage | Powered by The Petek_ Police arrested a man carrying a knife near Democrats leader Yair Golan in Tel Aviv today, according to a police statement cited by Ynet. The Democrats said Golan's…

_BNN Election Day Coverage | Powered by The Petek_ Police arrested a man carrying a knife near Democrats leader Yair Golan in Tel Aviv today, according to a police statement cited by Ynet. The Democrats said Golan's security team restrained the man after he approached him during an election-day campaign visit. Police said the suspect did not threaten Golan and that no attempted stabbing took place. The man was taken for questioning.