"What has made me happy is instead of just despair, the Arab citizens exercised their civil rights and we deserve those rights," Abbas told i24NEWS

Amcha Israel, the Reservists, and the Charedi Public Party all attempted to peel away entrenched voters in hopes of changing the status quo

With exit polls pointing to a split Knesset, Netanyahu is banking on soldiers' votes and a possible unity government, while Eisenkot faces a crucial decision over Israel's next coalition

Amid the postponement of Palestinian elections, Palestinians are following the Israeli elections knowing that it will influence their future, despite their limited ability to affect its outcome

CNN presents the election as a new "referendum" on Benjamin Netanyahu, while italian media is sticking to direct reporting

From voters demanding political change to those backing Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir, Israelis expressed different visions for the country's future but shared a belief in the importance of democracy

Money, distributed envelopes, and notes were found in the homes of three Negev residents who were arrested on suspicion of election bribery

Herzog said he met a group of wounded IDF soldiers the night before and told them they went out to fight so that Israelis could exercise their democracy

Several families called on voters to back candidates committed to a state commission of inquiry. Ruby and Hagit Chen, whose son Itay was returned after 760 days, said: “Itay will not vote today”

Netanyahu to hold call with coalition party leaders shortly; opposition bloc expected to hold similar consultations

The American billionaire urged Israel to exclude Ben-Gvir and Smotrich from its next government, warning that both ministers have caused enormous damage to Israel's global reputation

Attacks targeting government institutions have increased by 82%, reaching approximately 2,300 per week

Three major Israeli television networks released final pre-election polls Friday projecting just 50 seats for Netanyahu’s bloc in the 120-member Knesset, 17 fewer than his current coalition holds

Opposition leaders criticized the post, with Gadi Eisenkot accusing Netanyahu of shifting the goalposts, while Yair Golan asked that the prime minister be kept away from social networks

Zelekha said he would save the average family 30,000 shekels a year, and dismissed critics of his plan as part of a campaign by business tycoons

During the aforementioned period, it will be possible to board many intercity bus lines for free

Many Israelis view this election as a sliding doors moment, and are willing to fork out on flight fees and hotel costs to make a difference.

"If we don't eliminate Hamas here, you'll have them in Paris. And that's exactly what's happening," Netanyahu told Macron on October 7

The families of the six hostages murdered in Rafah launched a “We didn’t come home!” campaign, with billboards along the Ayalon Highway and across the country.

US VP JD Vance said in an interview that he is not interested in interfering in Israel’s elections, and that he only supports American candidates ahead of the midterm elections in the country

Polls have put Blue and White at less than 1 percent, below the electoral threshold. The party has also lost senior figures, including MK Hili Tropper, who left in May

Aviv Bushinsky, a former media advisor to Netanyahu, said that Trump's endorsement was 'unique and very helpful,' to Netanyahu's campaign

Likud called the claim that Netanyahu would exclude Ben-Gvir an act of 'friendly fire' and said that, in fact, the opposite was true

Yinon Magal's statements about Gadi Eisenkot, linking them to his Moroccan origins, sparked accusations of racism, as Yair Lapid and other opposition members join the wave of criticism