Netanyahu's Likud party reinstated voting hours, while Israel's turnout reached its highest level since 1973, with 55.7 percent of voters allowed to vote at 4 p.m., compared to 38.9 percent at 2 a.m. in recent evenings. The request comes as Netanyahu and his right-wing allies face a vote that could remove them from power, after Netanyahu accused Ra'am activists of "getting away from us."

Netanyahu's Likud party reinstated voting hours, while Israel's turnout reached its highest level since 1973, with 55.7 percent of voters allowed to vote at 4 p.m., compared to 38.9 percent at 2 a.m. in recent evenings. The request comes as Netanyahu and his right-wing allies face a vote that could remove them from power, after Netanyahu accused Ra'am activists of "getting away from us."