{
  "id": 16786034,
  "title": "Israeli election turnout crosses 74 percent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/israeli-election-turnout-crosses-74-percent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T19:26:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-election-turnout-crosses-74-percent"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Israeli election turnout crosses 74 percent Voter turnout in Israel’s election reached 74.3 percent by 8pm local time on Tuesday, surpassing the total turnout of 70.6 percent in the 2022 election, according to the Central Elections Committee. The committee said it was the highest turnout recorded at that hour since it began tracking voting by time of day. More than 5.4 million people had cast…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Ibrahim Abu Ahmad on Israeli election: 'Crucial for Arab citizens to have ally in Jewish community'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ibrahim-abu-ahmad-on-israeli-election-crucial-for-arab-citizens-to",
        "published": "2026-10-27T18:59:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Record turnout for Israeli election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/record-turnout-for-israeli-election-16789333",
        "published": "2026-10-27T19:30:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Record turnout for Israeli election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/record-turnout-for-israeli-election",
        "published": "2026-10-27T19:30:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Exit polls suggest no clear victor in Israeli election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/exit-polls-suggest-no-clear-victor-in-israeli-election",
        "published": "2026-10-27T20:10:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}