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Israel holds local elections under cloud of war

Israel held local elections under the shadow of war, with tens of thousands of evacuated voters in affected areas waiting to cast their ballot.
Despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government support plummeting due to security failures, overall public backing for the war remains strong, fearing potential repeated attacks by Hamas.
Efforts have been made to reach a ceasefire agreement as tensions rise, with increased military operations in response to escalated exchanges of fire in various regions.

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Israel holds local elections under cloud of war

SDEROT, Israel: Israel held local elections under the shadow of war on Tuesday (Feb 27), with tens of thousands of voters who have been evacuated from areas near Gaza and the northern border with Lebanon forced to wait until later in the year to cast a ballot. While 242 municipalities will be voting on Tue

5 months ago·Singapore

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The Straits Times

Israel holds local elections under cloud of war

SDEROT, Israel - Israel held local elections under the shadow of war on Tuesday, with tens of thousands of voters who have been evacuated from areas near Gaza and the northern border with Lebanon forced to wait until later in the year to cast a ballot. Read more at straitstimes.com.

5 months ago·Singapore

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Haaretz

Israelis to vote in local elections amid public apathy and Gaza war delay

Polling stations open at 7:00 A.M. and close at 10:00 P.M ■ Turnout is expected to be low ■ Due to the large number of absentee votes, final results will only be issued about five days after the elections ■ Israeli soldiers in combat will vote from within Gaza Strip

5 months ago·Tel Aviv- Yafo, Israel

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Arab News

Israelis vote for municipal councils in test of public mood

JERUSALEM: Israelis voted Tuesday in twice postponed municipal elections that could offer a gauge of the public mood nearly five months into the war against Hamas in Gaza. Soldiers had already cast their ballots over the past week at special polling stations set up in army encampments in Gaza as fighting raged. Polls opened at 7:00 am (0500 GMT) and closed at 10:00 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Tuesday, at which point turnout stood at around 49 percent, …

5 months ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Al Jazeera

Israel holds municipal elections; war on Gaza affects turnout and mood

Israelis are divided over the war and their opinions of the government, resulting in a low turnout and higher tensions.

5 months ago·Qatar

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WTVB

Israel holds local elections under cloud of war

By Dedi Hayun and Herbert Villaraga SDEROT, Israel (Reuters) – Israel held local elections under the shadow of war on Tuesday, with tens of thousands of voters who have been evacuated from areas near Gaza and the northern border with Lebanon forced to wait until later in the year to cast a ballot. While 242 municipalities will be voting on Tuesday, the decision to postpone the vote in 11 districts in exposed areas was a concrete example of t…

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