Israel Police: No evidence supports Likud's stolen election claim

Israel Police dismissed Likud's assertion that the national election was stolen on Thursday. The force said it found no investigative or intelligence data to back up the party's accusations of widespread fraud.

In a written statement, police noted that election day saw only a small number of unusual incidents related to electoral integrity. They described the volume of issues as low compared to previous voting cycles. The statement emphasized that current evidence does not support the specific claims made by Likud.

Likud filed its complaint on Wednesday. The party accused Arab political groups of manipulating results through bribery, intimidation, and ballot tampering. They demanded an immediate law enforcement inquiry into the process.

The party listed several specific offenses in its accusation. These included thousands of cash envelopes found with ballot slips for the Ra'am party. Likud also cited threats against polling station staff and instances of multiple voters entering booths together. Other allegations involved duplicate voter identities and discrepancies between registered voters and collected envelopes.

Likud further claimed that prohibited software was used to mobilize voters. The party described the actions as serious criminal offenses by groups supporting terrorism. However, the police said these allegations have not been independently verified. No public evidence currently establishes that Arab parties systematically altered the final results.