Halfway through Election Day on Tuesday, 45% of Israeli voters had cast a ballot, the highest level since 1973, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again made false claims that “Muslim Brotherhood supporters” of his opponents were “stealing the elections”, according to Axios.

Eisenkot called on voters not to buckle under the heat or the disruptions and to stick to the mission of replacing “tonight the worst government since the state was established”, according to The Hindu.