Israeli police have seized ballot boxes in the town of Arara in the Negev, according to Ra’am, a political party. The seizure occurred as Israeli elections approach, and police are preventing the voting process from continuing in the electoral area.
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Ra’am says Israeli police seized ballot boxes in Negev
27 October 2026 17:44 GMT
Israeli police have seized ballot boxes in the town of Arara in the Negev, Al Jazeera reported, citing Mansour Abbas’s Ra’am.
The network also said that police are preventing the voting process from continuing in the electoral area.
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