Blue and White leader says he anticipates Netanyahu will build a coalition that will focus on safeguarding PM from prosecution in corruption cases

Blue and White's no.2 doubles down on vow to 'embitter' the lives of Netanyahu's coalition

Israel's Channel 12 claims 'readiness' for the idea in all three parties; Lapid immediately reiterates he is 'personally opposed' to coalition with Netanyahu

With results finalized, Blue and White leader tells prime minister 'we will continue to serve the citizens of Israel'; PM assures rival that they will 'restore Israel to calm'

Likud comes out top, but scoring his best ever result was veteran Knesset candidate Ilan Meshicha who, for the first time in three election cycles, didn't come last

After full day of rechecking, Likud gains a seat to outscore Gantz's Blue and White by 36-35, United Torah Judaism loses a seat; Netanyahu's path to majority coalition confirmed

Lucy Aharish asks: 'What would we say if cameras were placed on Jewish voters in US?'; Arab voter turnout fell to 52%, pollster estimates, compared to 63.7% in 2015

Vote count as of Thursday morning shows Blue and White getting most votes in middle-class town, long believed to be a barometer of the country as a whole