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Haaretz reported that Shin Bet chief David Zini sought to wiretap five Arab lawmakers before the election, and that the attorney general refused the request. The Times of Israel reported that police and the attorney general are probing whether the Prime Minister's office faked an Arab vote-buying scandal to undermine the election, citing a report that Netanyahu's chief of staff tipped off police with information from a former employee. Haaretz reported that Zini failed to provide additional evidence the attorney general sought, with one official saying he has no basic understanding of how things work in a democracy. None of these allegations has been confirmed.