Everything you need to know about the front-runners, the new alliances, the parties in danger of stumbling under the electoral threshold, and the earnest yet hopeless unknowns

Blue and White claims PM adopted its idea to apply Israeli sovereignty over the area; left-wing figures say move meant to help premier escape his legal woes

President Rivlin eulogizes former Labor MK who was behind several integral transportation projects, thanks him for his decades of public service

Clean-shaven Amir Peretz says Israelis will now see he is not bluffing when he says he will never join a Netanyahu-led government

Likud signs deal with Yamina as Democratic Camp and Labor team up to ensure ballots don't go to waste

Arab MKs seethe over Ayman Odeh's apparent change of long-held stance; Likud, other right-wing parties bash Gantz and Lapid over prospect of Jewish-Arab alliance

Bid to disqualify Kahanist party falls short after Labor leader's brother-in-law disappears during vote, leaving committee tied 15-15; other left parties accuse Labor of betrayal

Amir Peretz calls United Right member a 'hilltop youth' for decrying his proposals as 'extreme socialism'

As Israelis decamp overseas on summer trips, TV report says Blue and White, Labor putting up campaign billboards in Greece and Cyprus

Labor affirms loyalty to human beings, Shaked to right-wing values; Liberman mocks PM's 'North Korea-style' demand; Lapid says premier 'is in total panic'