President reportedly told Blue and White chief that forming a minority government with backing from the Joint List will be ineffective, won't heal rifts in Israeli society

Netanyahu tells Likud rally that a Blue and White-led minority government backed by Joint List would be a ‘historic terror attack’ against the state

Ayman Odeh asks for protection after photoshopped image of him in Islamic Jihad fatigues is shared on Twitter

PM accuses lawmakers from mostly Arab party of supporting terrorism, says Israel taking meticulous care to avoid Palestinian civilian casualties

Netanyahu again accuses Gantz of planning minority coalition propped up by Joint List, implores him to abandon the 'insane idea'

Hardline transportation minister says vast majority of Israelis don't want 'those people' in charge of country, laments that 'hatred of Netanyahu leading to such an extreme'

Most Israelis want Gantz to cobble together a coalition, but few support any of his limited options for doing so

In cabinet meeting, PM accuses Yisrael Beytenu of plotting minority government with Joint List, says his demands are in essence only of Likud, not Blue and White

Committee tasked with formulating a national program to eradicate violence and crime in Arab society within 90 days

Blue and White head to talk with party leaders in bid to form coalition, days after PM returned the mandate following failed attempt to do so himself