Israel launched an investigation into 'foreign interference' after a record Palestinian voter turnout and election gains Chairman of Israel's Central Election Commission, Noam Solberg, officially asked Shin Bet director David Zini to investigate the claims of foreign interference, foreign funding and vote buying in the Knesset elections, after a record 77% voter turnout among Palestinian voters and unprecedented achievements by Palestinian parties. In a letter to Zini, Sohlberg called for an official investigation into Modi'in Amin's claims of electoral interference. According to reports in the Israeli media, Netanyahu's Likud party submitted thousands of complaints to the police and Shin Bet, accusing Palestinian parties of stealing votes, bribery, intimidation and fraud. The Likud, alarmed by the vote, also claimed that Qatar and Turkey paid a large number of Palestinian voters to secure their votes. The baseless accusations come after Netanyahu's bloc emerged as the largest but failed to secure a parliamentary majority, while the Palestinian parties won about 19 seats in the Knesset, putting them in a potentially crucial position in coalition negotiations. Following Solberg's request, the extreme Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gabir, called on the Shin Bet to request arrest warrants against the leaders of Palestinian parties suspected of ties to so-called 'Qatari funding', as well as other people associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, provided there are legal grounds.

Israel launched an investigation into 'foreign interference' after a record Palestinian voter turnout and election gains Chairman of Israel's Central Election Commission, Noam Solberg, officially asked Shin Bet director David Zini to investigate the claims of foreign interference, foreign funding and vote buying in the Knesset elections, after a record 77% voter turnout among Palestinian voters and unprecedented achievements by Palestinian parties. In a letter to Zini, Sohlberg called for an official investigation into Modi'in Amin's claims of electoral interference. According to reports in the Israeli media, Netanyahu's Likud party submitted thousands of complaints to the police and Shin Bet, accusing Palestinian parties of stealing votes, bribery, intimidation and fraud. The Likud, alarmed by the vote, also claimed that Qatar and Turkey paid a large number of Palestinian voters to secure their votes. The baseless accusations come after Netanyahu's bloc emerged as the largest but failed to secure a parliamentary majority, while the Palestinian parties won about 19 seats in the Knesset, putting them in a potentially crucial position in coalition negotiations. Following Solberg's request, the extreme Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gabir, called on the Shin Bet to request arrest warrants against the leaders of Palestinian parties suspected of ties to so-called 'Qatari funding', as well as other people associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, provided there are legal grounds.