Election committee says no evidence of ballot tampering despite complaints from at least six parties

Israel's Central Elections Committee (CEC) has said there is no evidence of systemic tampering with ballots in the election, despite complaints from at least six opposition parties. The Times of Israel said that Yashar, B’Yachad, People of Israel, Yisrael Beytenu, Ra’am, and the Reservists-Economic party had all reported alleged irregularities, including "missing or defaced ballot slips and other suspected attempts to interfere with voting." Yashar said they had raised a complaint after suspicions that reports of irregularities were not "isolated mishaps." “The large number of incidents raises serious suspicions that these are not isolated mishaps, but rather a systematic and deliberate attempt to sabotage the democratic process, prevent citizens from exercising their right to vote and influence the election results,” they said in a statement.