Looming gas deal supported by 40%, but 29% oppose; pre-election polls project Netanyahu's right-wing bloc to receive 59-60 seats and Ayelet Shaked creeps closer to Knesset entry

Move could leave Lapid in sole control of government until new coalition formed; Bennett office's says he'll decide on moves once ballots cast

Jewish Home leader saw a meteoric rise and initial success as a minister; now shunned by nationalists for helping oust Netanyahu, she is struggling to remain in the Knesset

Channel 12 report cites unnamed party sources saying she may be the opposition leader's only chance of forming the next government with at least 61 seats

Channel 12 survey puts former PM's bloc on 59 seats, a slip from previous polling that suggested he had secured majority; Balad and Jewish Home fall well below electoral threshold

Interior minister says she's revoking residency permits from 7 relatives of Fadi al-Qanba who killed 4 soldiers in Jerusalem, urges police minister to order their deportation

Opposition chief claims PM will give Palestinians 'a terrorist state in the heart of the country'; premier's left-wing partners, US hail his backing of two-state solution

Prime minister slated to offer 'hope and vision through strength'; right-wing ministers criticize intended remarks, while lawmakers from left support move and urge talks with Abbas

Interior minister disavows Lapid-Bennett coalition, insists she upheld right-wing policies while serving, but refuses to resign

Orbach, who left Bennett's coalition in June prompting November's election, says he will 'personally' take action to ensure that the next government is right-wing