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Eisenkot Accuses Netanyahu of Trying to Undermine Election Results

Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday of orchestrating a campaign to delay the announcement of Tuesday's Knesset election results and delegitimize the incoming 26th Knesset. Eisenkot stated that Netanyahu and his partners are leading an unlawful influence campaign to cast doubt on the proceedings, using suspicions of foreign influence to challenge the outcomes. Yair Golan echoed these sentiments, stating that Netanyahu is challenging the election results against the public's will.

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What happened

01Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of orchestrating a campaign to delay Knesset election results and delegitimize the new parliament.
02The Likud party countered by accusing Eisenkot of legitimizing election bribes to Arab parties that were allegedly bought with foreign funding.
03Shin Bet head David Zini briefed both Netanyahu and Eisenkot on allegations of foreign interference and vote-buying in Tuesday's election.
04The Central Elections Committee requested that the Shin Bet investigate claims of foreign funding used to boost Arab voter turnout.
05Eisenkot vowed to prevent any delay in the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset and stated his team is preparing for the parliament to convene.
06Yair Golan stated that Netanyahu is attempting to challenge the election results against the public's will.
07President Yitzhak Herzog emphasized the importance of election integrity and called for a thorough investigation into the allegations.

The Likud party responded by accusing Eisenkot of leading a campaign to legitimize election bribes to his Arab party partners, alleging that their votes were bought with foreign money. These exchanges followed a request from the Central Elections Committee for the Shin Bet to investigate claims of foreign funding used to boost Arab voter turnout. Shin Bet head David Zini met with Netanyahu and later briefed Eisenkot on the allegations of foreign interference and vote-buying.

Eisenkot urged the Shin Bet to conduct a thorough and immediate investigation, emphasizing that anyone proven to have harmed election integrity should face prosecution. He vowed to prevent any delay in the swearing-in of the new parliament, stating his team is preparing for the new Knesset to convene. President Yitzhak Herzog also emphasized the importance of election integrity and called for a thorough investigation while urging against collective punishment.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated 18:12

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