Binyamin Netanyahu's Likud party asked the election authorities to extend the voting period so that it would have more time to recruit its supporters.
Likud announced in a Telegram message: "We submitted a request to extend voting hours."
Binyamin Netanyahu's media and his supporters warned against the large participation of Israeli Arabs.
Mansour Abbas, leader of one of the main Arab parties in Israel, accused Benjamin Netanyahu of igniting tensions and said in a video message:
"Benyamin Netanyahu lies and incites against the United Arab List."