Israel's election commission finds no fraud in parliamentary vote

Israel's election commission confirmed on Wednesday that no fraud was detected in last week's parliamentary election. The commission is the state body responsible for the conduct of elections.

The announcement is a heavy blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to discredit the election results. The commission's conclusion means that attempts to question the integrity of the vote have no backing from the body that oversaw the election.

The source text gives no further details about the election results, the specific claims made by the prime minister, or how the commission carried out its review.