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The voter turnout in the Israeli legislative elections reached 66.7% as of 6:00 PM, with 4,892,186 voters, a figure that exceeds the total number of voters in any previous election, according to the Israeli Central Elections Committee.
The committee indicated that the turnout rate increased by about 9% compared to the same period in the previous elections, while it is considering the possibility of extending voting hours, which are scheduled to end in three hours, according to Israeli media.
In a related development, the Joint Arab List stated that the Israeli police seized ballot boxes in the town of Ar'ara in the Negev and prevented the continuation of voting.
For its part, the Israeli army announced that the voter turnout among soldiers reached 68%.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on voters to head to the polls, saying in a post on the "X" platform: "4 hours left to save Israel," while the Likud party requested an extension of voting hours.
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