Israeli opposition accuses Netanyahu of trying to 'delegitimise' election

Israeli media reported that the CEC had been presented with a claim that Qatar had provided funding aimed at increasing voter turnout in Arab communities. Qatar's Foreign Ministry "categorically" denied the claims.

Netanyahu and his Likud Party framed the allegations as a "political earthquake" and an "an attack on democracy", aimed at removing their right-wing government.

But the Shin Bet later clarified that their investigation did not implicate an entire community who had voted legally, while acting CEC Director General Dean Livne said there was "no basis for allegations of systematic violations of election integrity."

Eisenkot, who was briefed on the investigation, said "it is too early to determine what happened, or if anything happened at all," and accused Netanyahu of running "an orchestrated and organized campaign to delegitimize the…