As Lapid and Netanyahu return to coalition maneuvers, surveys show widespread dissatisfaction among Israelis with the outcome of the fight with Hamas

Yamina head calls political leadership during recent tensions a 'national embarrassment,' says 'a number of options' exist for forming a new government

Lapid also supports use of force in flare-up that has hindered talks on coalition to replace Netanyahu; progress reported between Yesh Atid, Labor, Meretz

Likud leaders who once backed a coalition propped up by the Islamist party now urge Lapid and Bennett to avoid 'extremist Islamist faction'

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The prospective new heads of an unprecedentedly diverse and divided 'unity coalition' have an uphill battle ahead of them, and Netanyahu is busy laying traps

Yamina leader reportedly trying to finish negotiations with Lapid quickly to avoid defections, after party MK objects to coalition with left-wing parties

Yesh Atid leader, backed by 56 MKs, given 28 days to muster majority after Netanyahu fails to do so; Bennett declares now ‘is the time for a unity government’

This week saw the PM fail for the fourth time in a row to win an election outright. But unlike previous failures, it was his Likud supporters who denied him the victory