Fastest turnout for half a century as Israelis pass wartime judgment on Netanyahu

Israelis surged to the polls at the fastest rate in nearly half a century on Tuesday to pass wartime judgment on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in what voters described as the most consequential election in the nations history Long lines formed outside polling stations for the first election since the October 7 2023 Hamas-led attacks with voters passionately engaged over the trauma of the countrys deadliest day and the ensuing wars in Gaza Lebanon and Iran