The polling stations in Israel will close in an hour The Central Election Commission in Israel rejected requests to extend voting hours in the Knesset elections. The sites will close as planned at 10:00 p.m. local time. In some localities the percentage of voting approached 100%. This is a record figure since 1969. Read Echo online about the Israeli elections Photo: Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah prepare to vote in Jerusalem / Jonathan Sindel / Paul via Reuters.

The polling stations in Israel will close in an hour The Central Election Commission in Israel rejected requests to extend voting hours in the Knesset elections. The sites will close as planned at 10:00 p.m. local time. In some localities the percentage of voting approached 100%. This is a record figure since 1969. Read Echo online about the Israeli elections Photo: Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah prepare to vote in Jerusalem / Jonathan Sindel / Paul via Reuters.