Voting briefly suspended after dispute at polling station in Kfeir–Hasbaiyya (Video)
The incident occurred after one of the polling agents was expelled from the polling station for committing violations.
According to LADE, the altercation led to a brief suspension of the voting process. However, security forces quickly intervened to restore order, allowing the electoral process to resume at the center.
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