Israel’s election chief says results valid after Netanyahu claims vote ‘stolen’
What happened
The head of Israel's Central Elections Committee, Noam Sohlberg, declared the country's election valid on Sunday, rejecting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that the vote was "stolen".
Sohlberg said the ballot was run properly and reflects what voters chose, according to Haaretz as cited by Middle East Eye.
Netanyahu and his Likud party had used an investigation to make the "stolen" claim, and warned opposition parties not to team up with Palestinian parties to unseat the government.
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- 2026-11-01 18:28 UTCMiddle East Eye · middleeasteye.net ↗
- 2026-11-01 18:36 UTCArab News · arabnews.com ↗
- 2026-11-01 20:20 UTCThe Hindu same text as Arab News · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-11-02 00:29 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
- 2026-11-02 02:51 UTCKorea Herald via AP · koreaherald.com ↗
- 2026-11-02 10:30 UTCNYT · nytimes.com ↗
- 2026-11-03 00:36 UTCJapan Times · japantimes.co.jp ↗
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