Israeli election authorities and volunteers move to counter threats to voting

■ Steady

Israelis vote in national election seen as a test for Netanyahu

Israelis voted on Tuesday in the first national election since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, widely described as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On Tuesday, election authorities and volunteers moved to counter threats to the vote, with observers pointing to AI-generated content and to senior officials who have repeatedly suggested the results could be rigged. No results are reported in the supplied events.

• Millions of Israelis cast ballots on Tuesday in an election billed as the most consequential in the country's history.
• Observers cite risks including AI-generated content and repeated suggestions by senior officials that results could be rigged.
• A former general is seen as the main center-right challenger to Netanyahu.
• On Saturday, thousands marched in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu's government, demanding accountability for the failure to prevent the October 7 attack.