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Full coverage· Security· Updated

Israel Probes Foreign Influence on Elections Beyond Qatar

Israel's Shin Bet and Mossad are investigating foreign interference in recent elections, with a focus on alleged Qatari funding to boost Arab voter turnout for the Joint List party. Investigators are mapping fund flows and assessing potential Knesset member awareness.

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What happened

  1. 01Shin Bet and Mossad are investigating foreign election interference, focusing on Qatar.
  2. 02Suspicions involve hundreds of thousands of shekels transferred from Qatar to a Joint List-affiliated group.
  3. 03Investigators are tracing funds and assessing Knesset members' awareness of the alleged scheme.
  4. 04Initial intelligence was received by the Shin Bet two weeks ago.
Translated and summarized by baba from i24NEWS, the latest report. Read i24NEWS’s original

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