After worse showing than in September election, Blue and White leader urges waiting for final tally, as party MKs deny weighing defection to a Likud coalition

Ayman Odeh urges left not to despair but to consider 'partnership and a principled alternative,' points out his mainly Arab alliance was sole opposition party to win more seats

Omer Yankelevich denies she is considering crossing aisle to prop up Netanyahu-led government after report says party possesses 'embarrassing' material on her personal life

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

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

Projections show party reaching as high as 15 seats, thanks to high turnout, but Likud close to forming right-wing coalition anyway, sowing unease

Official ballot count begins, set to extend throughout night; Netanyahu declares 'gigantic victory' for Israel

Blue and White leader says final figures could be like April's, when Netanyahu could not form coalition, vows he'll 'continue to fight'

Poised for humiliating result, Amir Peretz says Benny Gantz's party ran an 'irresponsible campaign' and 'turned on us'; speculation swirls that his partner could defect to right

PM agrees with party chiefs from his bloc to assemble new coalition as soon as possible, though exit polls say they’re one seat short of a majority