Abu Ali Express in English

The Gaza commentator Taysir Abed on voter turnout in the Negev: غزوة صناديق الاقتراع في النقب على الجمال والحمير وكل دابة تستطيع الوصول إلى هدف إسقاط نتنياهو وبن غفير وسموتيرتش. حتى الدواب والحيوانات التي أبادوها في غزة تكرههم وتسرع الخطى لإسقاطهم. Translation: The raid on the ballot boxes in the Negev—on camels, donkeys, and every riding animal that can help achieve the goal: to bring down Netan

Al-Jarmak channel publishes: Arabs are getting up from their sickbeds to vote. According to the channel, even 95-year-olds are coming to vote. To comment, follow this link

Al-Jarmak channel publishes footage of the crowds at the polling stations in Tel Sheva in the Negev. To comment, follow this link

The Martyrs Monument in the village of Beita (Nablus) with a photo of Yasser Arafat – before and after. To comment, follow this link

Eligible voters are flocking to the polls. Don’t be the ones who stay at home. Go out and vote, too. To comment, follow this link

Voter turnout in today’s elections as of 10:00 a.m. stands at 16.68%. The corresponding figure at this hour in the previous elections was 15.9%. Today, as of 10:00 a.m., we have reached the highest voter turnout in Israel since 1981. A high voter turnout raises the number of votes required for each mandate and, as a result, the number of votes needed to pass the electoral threshold—the bar is r

Palestinian channels report that this morning the IDF destroyed 10 monuments in the Nablus district and is now beginning to destroy another monument in the village of Kafr Qaddum in Qalqilya (documentation attached). According to these sources, the monument in the village of Beita was "confiscated" and taken by an IDF engineering vehicle outside the village (documentation attached). To comment,

Spain: Riots last night in the Spanish city of Bilbao, near the border with France. Riots are contagious. one comment

The village of Beita – the moment the monument was toppled, as captured by a local photographer. To comment, follow this link

The Palestinians report that the IDF has destroyed three more shahid monuments—all three inside the village of Beita in the Nablus district. To comment, follow this link