{
  "id": 16841758,
  "title": "Over 1.2 million votes counted in Israeli elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/over-1-2-million-votes-counted-in-israeli-elections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T03:14:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/over-12-million-votes-counted-israeli-elections"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Over 1.2 million votes counted in Israeli elections Figures from the Central Elections Committee indicate that at least 1,216,002 ballots have been counted by 5.20am local time (2.20am GMT) Netanyahu’s Likud party is leading with 23.36 percent of valid votes. Following that is Eisenkot’s Yashar party, at 15.74 percent, and Naftali Bennett’s party, at 8.53 percent.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Israeli elections: voters turnout reaches '16.7%' four hours after polls open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/israeli-elections-voters-turnout-reaches-16-7-four-hours-after-polls",
        "published": "2026-10-27T10:08:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "‘We won’: Eisenkot claims ‘complete victory’ in Israeli elections as exit polls show Netanyahu’s bloc collapsing — but no bloc has a 61-seat majority yet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/we-won-eisenkot-claims-complete-victory-in-israeli-elections-as-exit",
        "published": "2026-10-27T23:13:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Eisenkot: I will do my utmost to form a Zionist government, with national service for all; Netanyahu should step down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/eisenkot-i-will-do-my-utmost-to-form-a-zionist-government-with",
        "published": "2026-10-28T00:38:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}