Likud dismisses claim that PM said his annexation vow was just a campaign pledge as 'a complete lie'; Yisrael Beytenu head also rules out joining any coalition led by Netanyahu

TV networks say premier concerned AG may launch new probe against him, could thwart him from forming gov't; PM won't rule out advancing legislation to overrule High Court decisions

Channel 12 survey shows Likud gaining momentum, but right-Orthodox bloc still 3 short of majority; both TV polls put mainly Arab Joint List at new high

Channel 12 says defense minister left studio after refusing to address his inaccurate statistics on Gaza missiles; he claims interviewer trying to hurt his party ahead of election

Guy Havura led prayer for Netanyahu's success in election; Gantz: Recording cooked, premier 'corrupted even the relationship of trust between a man and his rabbi'

Liberman issues denial, says party won't back any government it's not a member of; claims Peretz made statement for benefit of Netanyahu, in return for support in presidential bid

Yisrael Beytenu leader warns that if neither of the two leading candidates, Netanyahu and Gantz, meet his basic demands, then he won't recommend either to form a government

Foreign policy head Borrell: Construction will bisect territorial contiguity between West Bank, East Jerusalem, Israel shouldn't take steps that undermine future 2-state solution

Rash of polls before Monday's election give PM's Likud party either a slight lead, or neck-and-neck with rival Blue and White; Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu still kingmaker

Blue and White says Israel Bachar trapped 'by improper means' when recorded saying his boss ‘doesn’t have the courage to attack Iran’; Likud: They fired him for telling truth