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