Cover image: Des électeurs déposent leur bulletin dans un bureau de vote lors des élections législatives israéliennes, à Jérusalem, le mardi 27 octobre 2026. © Ohad Zwigenber, AP

Israeli elections: voters turnout reaches '16.7%' four hours after polls open

· France 24

A deeply divided Israel headed to the polls on Tuesday (October 27) for the first time since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, with voters delivering their verdict on veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country's rightward drift. FRANCE 24's Noga Tornapolski tells us more.