After Liberman vows he's dropping unity bid and won't join Netanyahu, Gantz says he still needs to be largest party, with polls no longer showing it leading Likud

Days before election, PM alleges Blue and White MK will 'quit politics' if Harpaz affair transcripts aired; Ashkenazi retorts that premier has offered him defense minister post

CGI group reportedly recruited to dig up dirt on Gantz, whose party used the outfit ahead of September election, producing report on phone hacks that was leaked to press

Blue and White's Pnina Tamano-Shata laments police brutality, poverty within community, which has emerged as key vote in election and is seen moving away from Netanyahu

Announcement of a probe into a firm once headed by Netanyahu's chief rival is a major irritant for Blue and White, and raises new questions about state prosecution's independence

Speaking to Hebrew media outlets, unnamed sources accuse new acting state attorney Dan Eldad of being a 'Trojan horse' and a Likud lackey. 'We've become Turkey,' says one

Mandelblit's office says he's not tackling case of Fifth Dimension, formerly headed by Blue and White chief, who expresses confidence in law enforcement

Previously unstated goal could potentially break ongoing impasse that has caused three elections in a year

As one survey finds Blue and White widening lead over Likud, another shows gap narrowing; neither Netanyahu nor Gantz seen within reach of securing majority to form government

Leader MK Amir Peretz doesn't rule out sitting with Joint List or with ultra-Orthodox parties, says the key question will be the policies adopted by the new coalition