{"id":134903,"date":"2026-10-27T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=134903"},"modified":"2026-10-27T08:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:27:23","slug":"30-05-116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=134903","title":{"rendered":"Election Day: Polls open as Israelis cast ballots for 26th Knesset"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Election Day: Polls open as Israelis cast ballots for 26th Knesset<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

JNS Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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More than 7.3 million Israelis are eligible to vote at 12,018 regular polling stations nationwide.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

Workers prepare ballot boxes for Israel\u2019s upcoming general elections at the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham, ahead of their distribution to polling stations across the country, Oct. 14, 2026. Photo by Yonatan Sindel\/Flash90.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Most polling stations in Israel opened at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for the election for the 26th Knesset, with voting scheduled to continue until 10 p.m. Some stations will operate on shorter schedules.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some 7.33 million Israelis are eligible to vote, according to Israeli Central Elections Committee figures dated Sept. 6, an increase of 543,177 since the previous election four years ago. The committee listed 12,018 regular polling stations nationwide, including 6,208 accessible stations.<\/span><\/p>\n

It will be the country\u2019s first general election since the Hamas-led massacre on Oct. 7, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

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