Jerusalem, Oct. 27 -- The first voter turnout figures for Israel's election to the Knesset was announced by the Central Elections Committee. As per the announcement the turnout stood at 16.7% as of 10 am local time which is an increase of 15.9% at the same time in the 2022 election.

Times of Israel reported that with 1.2 million votes cast, it is the highest turnout at this hour since at least 1996, when Benjamin Netanyahu won his first term as Prime Minister.

Even as the voting continued principal challenger to Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot continued his campaign first with a visit to Kibbutz Nir Oz, one of the communities hardest hit by the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack. Eisenkot walked alongside former hostage Gadi Mozes towards his p...