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Israeli Police Arrest Four Over Polling-Station Brawl
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- Israeli police arrested four men after a violent altercation at a Rahat polling station.
- The fight reportedly arose from rival families arriving to vote simultaneously, not from election disputes.
- Video showed men fighting, brandishing chairs, and one man lying unconscious inside the station.
- Residents said Border Police officers staffed polling sites across the area to maintain order.
- Some claim polling staff deliberately prolonged voting by excessively scrutinizing identification cards.