Historic voter turnout in Israel: 66.7% of eligible voters cast ballots by 6 pm

Voter turnout in Israel reached a historic 66.7% by 6 p.m. Tuesday, significantly higher than during the previous Knesset election in 2022.

By the same time in the 2022 election, 57.7% of eligible voters had cast their ballots, according to the Central Elections Committee. That means turnout this year is running 9 percentage points higher than in 2022.

The 2022 election ultimately recorded a final voter turnout of 70.6%.

The ballots close at 10 p.m.

The highest voter turnout in Knesset election history was 86.9%, in the first election on Jan. 25, 1949.