Israel witnessed a historic voter turnout in the parliamentary elections, when 44.9% of eligible voters voted by 2:00 p.m., compared to 38.9% at the same time in 2022, according to the Central Election Commission. The 6% increase represents the highest turnout recorded at this stage of election day since hourly monitoring began in 1973. Some 3.29 million Israelis have already voted, reflecting a particularly strong turnout in the country's first general election since the October 7 attacks and subsequent wars. Unlike other countries where early results are reported while voting is still underway, Israel prohibits the publication of new public opinion polls, exit polls and vote predictions until the polls close at 10:00 p.m. local time - which is less than 6 hours from today. Throughout election day, the public receives official voter turnout data, but these do not reveal anything about the leading parties.

Israel witnessed a historic voter turnout in the parliamentary elections, when 44.9% of eligible voters voted by 2:00 p.m., compared to 38.9% at the same time in 2022, according to the Central Election Commission. The 6% increase represents the highest turnout recorded at this stage of election day since hourly monitoring began in 1973. Some 3.29 million Israelis have already voted, reflecting a particularly strong turnout in the country's first general election since the October 7 attacks and subsequent wars. Unlike other countries where early results are reported while voting is still underway, Israel prohibits the publication of new public opinion polls, exit polls and vote predictions until the polls close at 10:00 p.m. local time - which is less than 6 hours from today. Throughout election day, the public receives official voter turnout data, but these do not reveal anything about the leading parties.