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  "id": 16781689,
  "title": "Israel's Elections Committee rejects Likud petition to extend voting hours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/israels-elections-committee-rejects-likud-petition-to-extend-voting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T18:51:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
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    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-10-27/ty-article/.premium/israels-elections-committee-rejects-likud-petition-to-extend-voting-hours/000001a1-7e6d-d71c-a5ff-7f6d9e8b0000"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Turnout reaches 74.3 percent by 9 P.M., a record for that hour; anyone arriving by 10 P.M. can vote. Arab communities report ballot shortages and police disruptions as Netanyahu sounds alarm over Arab turnout",
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  "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."
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