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Live blog update| Israeli Elections

From polling box to sandy beach

Polling day is a day off in Israel, so voting is pretty leisurely. When Israelis aren't voting, many of them are on the beach. Lots of dog walking too.

A dog stands next to it's owner as she stands behind a voting booth as Israelis vote in a parliamentary election, at a polling station in Tel Aviv (Reuters)
A dog stands next to it's owner as she stands behind a voting booth as Israelis vote in a parliamentary election, at a polling station in Tel Aviv (Reuters)
A blind man touches ballot papers during a training session with a guide who teaches him how to vote using a wearable device by OrCam, which provides visual aid for visually impaired people (Reuters)
A blind man touches ballot papers during a training session with a guide who teaches him how to vote using a wearable device by OrCam, which provides visual aid for visually impaired people (Reuters)
Israelis look at a jellyfish at the beach during parliamentary election day, in Zikim beach, southern Israel (Reuters)
Israelis look at a jellyfish at the beach during parliamentary election day, in Zikim beach, southern Israel (Reuters)