Opposition leader challenges premier in apparent strategy change; New Hope leader Sa'ar also offers a debate invitation

Political deadlock predicted to continue with no bloc gaining majority in Knesset; support for pro-Netanyahu parties seen as much more solid than for those who oppose him

Israel Democracy Institute survey finds leap in support for idea of Arab parties joining a coalition; 32% of Israelis say Netanyahu trial should be halted if he forms government

Report says Mandelblit leaning toward letting ministers retain posts in transition government if Gantz's party fails to clear electoral threshold

Blue and White chief says PM may not wish harm to Avichai Mandelblit but he has no control over where things are headed

Central Elections Committee budget much higher than normal due to challenges posed by pandemic; official laments shortage of thousands of election day employees

Health minister says vaccines enable life to go on under virus's shadow; says wider opening of airport done ‘with a heavy heart'; Netanyahu has said Israel is beyond crisis

Party leader says Rabin's 1995 assassination shook the party and its voters, instilling a sense of fear and the loss of self-confidence seen in all victims of violence

But health leaders indicate some limitations likely on Passover; Edelstein: Broader opening of airport done ‘with a heavy heart. It endangers us greatly'

'I vote for Likud,' sheikh says as PM claps, before adding: 'Many workers under your authority have made our lives miserable'; premier promises to personally handle Bedouin issues