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Israeli police have dismissed claims by Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party that the election was “stolen” by parties representing Palestinian citizens of Israel, according to comments reported by Hebrew-language media outlets.

A police source, as quoted by the Times of Israel, said:

Election day passed with very few irregular incidents concerning the integrity of the election, even when compared to previous elections.

It should be emphasised that there is no investigative- or intelligence-based supporting evidence for the claims.”