With 97% of count predicting PM-led political bloc slightly short of 61 seats, Likud leader sits down with party chiefs, who vow to form right-wing government

Yisrael Beytenu leader, who twice refused to join right-wing Netanyahu government, says party will 'make a decision one way or the other'

Movement for Quality Government says PM unfit for task, despite election results, because of his soon-to-start corruption trial

After staff refuse to tally ballots of those suspected of carrying coronavirus, task is assigned to director of Central Elections Committee, other top figures

Even if Netanyahu can't find 61 MKs for his bloc, a transitional government still has a majority of lawmakers willing to advance West Bank sovereignty plans

Gesher MK Orly Levy-Abekasis rejects speculation she could jump ship, as do Blue and White's Zvi Hauser and Yoav Hendel

A unity government? Bringing Liberman back? Wooing a turncoat or two? Why some of the potential solutions to the deadlock, following the latest election, may be nonstarters

Boxes of slips cast by citizens suspected of carrying coronavirus remain untouched over fears of infection, reports say

As exit polls and early results show spectacularly poor showing, Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben Gvir says he's proud he stood by his principles

Erekat says projected victory by Netanyahu mean a continuation of conflict; Hamas says vote between 'alien settlers' does not change anything