Emerging deals between Likud and its political partners include agreements to allow death penalty for terrorists, weaken judiciary, hold gender-segregated public events

US secretary of state repeats new policy that will see US judge the Israeli government based on the policies it implements, rather than its far-right personalities

Multiple media outlets report Likud has agreed to enact radical changes to Basic Law as part of coalition deal; move appears to be a bid to allow Ben Gvir's far-right allies to run

Otzma Yehudit and Netanyahu's party sign framework for yet-to-be-inked coalition deal, including expanded security powers

Likud's Barkat hails 'stable' government; Lapid: 'Most extreme government ever'; Liberman: It'll bring a halachic state, gender segregation; Yesh Atid MK: Allies distrust Netanyahu

US officials quoted saying policy aimed at limiting influence of next coalition's most hardline members; US policy on Iran, Saudi Arabia could be leveraged to pressure incoming PM

Expected incoming police minister assails rivals as 'illiberal'; Yesh Atid MK says bills are being rushed through, Otzma Yehudit chief should learn on the job before making changes

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur boils down competing perspectives between world's two largest Jewish communities; Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn on timely coalition bills

Despite foot-dragging, a new right-wing and religious government expected to be sworn in by next Tuesday

New draft of legislation advances to Knesset vote, but still makes police force subordinate to government and police commissioner subordinate to national security minister