{
  "id": 16733481,
  "title": "Israelis rush to the shops on election day: 26% increase in credit card spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/israelis-rush-to-the-shops-on-election-day-26-increase-in-credit-card",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T09:40:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/696146"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<p>Israelis spent NIS 250.78 million using payment cards between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. this morning, an increase of 26.5% compared to the same hours on Election Day in 2022, according to data from payment processing company SHVA published by Channel 12 News.</p><p>Peak activity was recorded at 10:57 a.m., when more than 11,300 payment card transactions were carried out in a single minute,…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}