Low participation in the elections in Israel up to this hour The Central Election Commission in Israel said that in the first five hours of voting, 31.5 percent of those with the right to vote voted, which is the highest participation rate in the last 50 years. According to this committee, in the first three hours, 1.2 million people throughout Israel voted. Jamaluddin Mousavi, BBC Farsi correspondent for Tel Aviv, also reports on long lines in front of the polling stations. There are now less than seven hours left until the end of voting.

Low participation in the elections in Israel up to this hour The Central Election Commission in Israel said that in the first five hours of voting, 31.5 percent of those with the right to vote voted, which is the highest participation rate in the last 50 years. According to this committee, in the first three hours, 1.2 million people throughout Israel voted. Jamaluddin Mousavi, BBC Farsi correspondent for Tel Aviv, also reports on long lines in front of the polling stations. There are now less than seven hours left until the end of voting.

Voting takes place between 7 am and 10 pm local time.