Israeli President certifies Israel election results

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has accepted the results of the recent parliamentary elections as legally binding and is now consulting with political parties to form a new government. This move comes despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's continued allegations of electoral fraud, which have been dismissed by the elections commission as unsubstantiated.

The elections commission's chairman, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, emphasized that claims of foreign interference remain suspicions and that casting doubt on the election outcome could undermine public confidence in the electoral process. The Shin Bet intelligence agency is conducting its own investigation into allegations of foreign interference, but has not provided evidence to support these claims.

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