PM said considering last-minute challenge, as opposition leader says public should know what government PM hopes to form

Yamina chief invites PM to debate after waking up to heavy police presence over the planned event; needless security preparations said to cost hundreds of thousands of shekels

New Hope chief makes final-leg appeal to any voters who are serious, he says, about bringing the Netanyahu era to a close

Kan survey, released a day before final polls are allowed before election, says neither the PM nor his rivals have clear path to coalition

PM says he's in talks with New Hope, Yamina members to get majority; Sa'ar says PM 'lying as usual'; premier says deficit is 'dozens of billions,' but it's actually NIS 160 billion

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Ruling says use of phrase 'Returning to life' could lead public to associate public health vaccination campaign with Likud political party, undermine trust

PM responds to opposition leader's challenge as he tries to frame election as contest between himself and Yesh Atid; polls predict deadlock after next week's vote

Mansour Abbas reaches out to Gideon Sa'ar, urging him to cease 'insulting' claims that his party will hand premier next government; says he's not in pocket of either side

After PM calls on Yamina head to vow not to form power-sharing government with Yesh Atid, Bennett mocks him, saying his promises are like hitting Waze's 'I'm not the driver' button