‘Qatar should not be used as a scapegoat for political failures of Israeli politicians’: Majed Al Ansari rejects Israeli election interference allegations

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Majed Al Ansari has rejected claims that Doha funded efforts to influence Israeli elections, stating that Israeli politicians are using the country as a scapegoat for their own political failures, according to Doha News.

The Jerusalem Post reports that Iranian officials have planned to infiltrate electoral processes and hack voting systems to disrupt Israel's general election, viewing such operations as a way to weaken adversaries and destabilize both Israel and the US. This follows warnings from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding potential interference from Iran and its regional proxies.

According to a Haaretz investigation, Netanyahu published dozens of social media posts on election day aimed at delegitimizing the Palestinian vote. The report noted that out of 146 posts made during polling hours, 72 focused on attacking Palestinian turnout. Additionally, Haaretz reported that Palestinian citizens of Israel dropped their election boycott in hopes that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir would not remain in office.

Brief written by urgent.news from Doha News, Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, Middle East Eye, The National Business — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.