Blue and White's Lapid says Netanyahu doesn't want unity: 'He has made a decision to go to 4th elections'

After being handed official results of March 2 election, president expresses fervent hope that the next leader to receive the '24th Knesset will be someone else'

Likud representatives abstain, Shas party leaves room as 20 remaining members vote to okay count that confirms continued political deadlock

Central Elections Committee review process 'pointed at irregularities' in polling stations in southern town of Rahat, central city of Lod and northern community of Iksal

After PM's party alleges fraud, Central Elections Committee head Orly Adas says a total of 1,300 ballots being reexamined while 5,000 are needed to change Knesset seat distribution

Central Elections Committee dismisses implication tally after Monday's election was tampered with for political reasons

Likud gains 235,554 more votes than in last election, confirmed as largest party ahead of Blue and White with 33 seats

With 99.9% of ballots counted, Likud has 36 seats to Blue and White's 33; results unlikely to fluctuate further

Yousef Makladeh says that many Arabs deserted Zionist parties for the alliance of Arab-majority factions, with party getting some 87% of votes cast by Arabs

Updated results from election committee leave Netanyahu's right-wing bloc at 58 seats, 3 short of Knesset majority, as double envelopes are tallied