· 6,000 eligible voters abroad including Israeli diplomats, their families and Jewish Agency representatives vote abroad. At 08:40 it was reported voter turnout abroad was 71.2%.

· Attorney Itamar Ben-Givir has petitioned the Central Election Committee against Shas since the party is using photos of Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef ZT”L saying “Maran voted Shas”.

· Voter turnout at 10:00 is 13.7%, the highest at this hour since Election Day 1999.

· 10:00: Voting in the Arab sector is reported at 10%, the highest in a number of elections. At this hour, Arab sector voting in the last three elections was a mere 3%.

· Yachad has filed a complaint with the Central Election Committee explaining Shas activists are threatening Yachad supporters.

· A Shas activist was arrested by police after it was learned that he took all of the Yachad ballots from a voting station.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)