Israelis voted yesterday at the highest rate in a quarter-century, with a war still on, and the soldiers voted at an even higher one. On the count so far, getting from there to a government means somebody breaks a promise they made in the campaign. And the decision on Iran isn't going to wait for whoever that turns out to be.

Flash Brief: The Day in 90 Seconds or Less

• Iran: Washington reportedly tells the Gulf to expect a short Iran campaign after the midterms, and a Patriot battery leaves Texas. See The War Today.
• Saudi Arabia: Iran tells Riyadh's envoys it can't stop the Houthis, who then claim a missile hit on Ras Tanura. See The War Today.
• Gaza: The IDF says airstrikes killed three Hamas Nukhba men, one of them among the October 7 kidnappers at Nir Oz. See The War Today.
• The count: Most exit polls had Eisenkot's camp ahead, but as of mid-morning Netanyahu's bloc leads the count, with nobody at 61. See Inside Israel.
• Ra'am: Mansour Abbas says these numbers make no government, and that both blocs are already talking to him. See Inside Israel.
• The complaints: Likud files 775 complaints about polling stations in Arab towns, and the Shin Bet chief calls the vote secure. See Briefly Noted.
• Fairford: Britain charges a Londoner with helping a foreign intelligence service over the Fairford plot, and police say it's Iran's. See Israel and the World.
• Eurovision: The Netherlands pulls out of next May's contest after more than 400 public-broadcasting staff sign a letter over Israel. See Israel and the World.
• The NHS: A British watchdog names about 40 NHS clinicians over Jew-hate, and fewer than one in five has faced the regulator. See Israel and the World.
• Belgrade: A teenager already flagged as an Islamic State supporter attacks the guard at Israel's embassy, and the officer kills him. See Briefly Noted.
• Germany: Germany's Central Council of Jews warns that protests called for Saturday in seven cities could turn on Jews. See Briefly Noted.
• Doha: Qatar has reportedly given Tehran a draft to end the war, and Iran's answer is due this week. See Developments to Watch.

A lot of people say they can't do things they're perfectly able to do. Tehran tells the Saudis it can't rein in the Houthis, then quotes them a price for doing it. The Dutch broadcasting board had the legal power to put a song in Eurovision and gave it up once its own staff signed a letter. In Israel, the people who run elections ran one in wartime, and they're still counting.