The head of the Israeli regime's central elections committee, Noam Sohlberg, has asserted that the outcome of the country's general election will remain valid even if allegations of foreign interference are substantiated. According to Sohlberg, such suspicions purportedly would not undermine the integrity of the overall electoral process. The official made these remarks in a video statement alongside the head of the Shin Bet internal security agency and the attorney general.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party had previously questioned the election results, claiming—without providing concrete evidence—that Arab-led parties that made significant gains during the polls had allegedly "stolen" the vote and accepted Qatari funding. The Qatari authorities firmly rejected these accusations, characterizing them as a politically motivated disinformation campaign designed to sway public opinion.

Meanwhile, Israeli police released two out of three political activists who had been detained prior to the election while allegedly carrying envelopes of cash intended for voter bribery. Law enforcement claimed the suspects were tied to the Arab-led Ra’am party, which secured eight seats. Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas strongly denounced the arrests as undemocratic and an explicit attempt to manipulate the election results.

Opposition figures have accused Netanyahu of launching an orchestrated campaign to delegitimize the official outcome as political deadlock grips the parliament. With Netanyahu’s bloc securing 53 seats and the opposition winning 48 in the 120-seat legislature, neither side holds a clear majority to form a government independently. Official certification of the results is expected this week, setting the stage for President Isaac Herzog to designate a candidate for government formation.

Source: www.aljazeera.com