Israel’s 26th Knesset election polls close with 74.3% turnout

The turnout figure is the real signal here: a jump of this size against the comparable 2022 hour, and the highest at that point since 1988, suggests an electorate unusually motivated to vote, though the material does not say which blocs benefit. For markets and policy-watchers, the more consequential detail is the sequencing — the 3.25% threshold, preliminary results on Oct. 28 or 29, and final results not until Nov. 4 — meaning coalition arithmetic will be unresolved for days after voting ends. Whether that elevated participation translates into a decisive result or a fragmented Knesset is the open question.