Porposal would reportedly see Lapid, Bennett, rotate premiership, with hope of Haredim joining in; but Yamina, New Hope must first agree to tacit Arab party backing

Further changes in results unlikely, leaving no clear path to coalition; anti-Netanyahu bloc has 57 seats, parties backing PM have 52, while Yamina (7) and Ra'am (4) hold balance

Religious Zionism head calls on Bennett and Sa'ar to 'enter a right-wing government,' further narrows Netanyahu's already slim prospects for building a majority coalition

Labor MK says party will make fresh effort to legislate against a person under criminal trial forming coalition; Liberman reportedly backs move, Sa'ar said open to possibility

Yesh Atid chief reaches out to fellow party heads as Netanyahu appears to come short of a majority, says there won't be a government based on 'racists and homophobes'

Blue and White, Meretz, Religious Zionism projected to coast into Knesset, defying predictions of falling under threshold; low Arab turnout dents Joint List, could keep Ra'am out

After breaking away from Likud to form New Hope, exit polls show Gideon Sa'ar's party garnering as few as six seats despite early predictions of 20

Lamenting political situation that has forced 4 rounds of voting in 2 years, president says power to influence is in hands of public; Netanyahu calls day a 'festival of democracy'

Netanyahu has gained ground at rivals' expense in campaign's final stretch as virus vaccines kick in; count could take longer than usual; few COVID patients register to vote

New Hope leader declares he isn’t ‘in Netanyahu’s pocket’ like the Yamina chief, who ruled out joining a Lapid-led government