As of 6 p.m., 51.5% have cast their ballot, a 4.8% decline compared to last round; turnout down in Arab communities; stations for COVID patients, people in quarantine said empty

Lamenting political situation that has forced 4 rounds of voting in 2 years, president says power to influence is in hands of public; Netanyahu calls day a 'festival of democracy'

PM's backers also call Merav Michaeli 'garbage'; man spits on one of her aides; she urges premier to condemn incident; pollster says 15 seats still up for grabs

Moshe Gafni of United Torah Judaism says election loss for premier will be a 'disaster,' but his party's loyalty pledge to him has 'no meaning'

For nearly a year Erez Yalon has maintained a post outside the Prime Minister's Residence, where he joins weekly demonstrators calling for the premier to resign

Advocacy group, Labor chief, MK call to revoke prominent Haredi activist's Israel Prize; Tzohar rabbi Cherlow calls for thorough probe, but warns against passing immediate judgment

Party leader says Rabin's 1995 assassination shook the party and its voters, instilling a sense of fear and the loss of self-confidence seen in all victims of violence

Yisrael Beytenu head signals he could recommend Yair Lapid for the premiership after the national vote on March 23

Responding to Blue and White chief comparing himself to Rabin, Merav Michaeli says late PM 'wouldn't have sat with Netanyahu under 3 indictments'

Opposition accuses Netanyahu of allowing airport entry 'only for his voters' during airport's general closure; Gantz said set to demand cabinet review of authorization process