Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
IDF opens polling stations for soldiers inside Gaza Strip to vote in municipal elections
This handout photo published on February 20, 2024, shows IDF soldiers operating a military polling station. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF soldiers serving in the Gaza Strip have started voting in Israel’s municipal elections after polling stations opened up earlier today, the IDF says.
Twelve polling stations have opened in various parts of the Gaza Strip, the IDF says, for soldiers to be able to exercise their right to vote despite being inside enemy territory.
The polling stations will remain open until February 27, when the rest of the country will cast votes in Israel’s delayed municipal elections, which were originally scheduled to be held on October 31.
The IDF says that in total, it will open 925 military polling stations, of which some 150 will be fully mobile to allow for soldiers — conscripts and reserves alike — who are stationed in remote locations to vote.
