Yamina appears to not be in a hurry to label renegade MK Idit Silman a defector, but MKs Zoabi and Ghanaim face pressure to quit as lawmakers

Justice minister says parties unable to control members are not part of government and he 'cannot be blind to the possibility that this experiment has run its course'

Failed votes on settler bill and ministerial post have deepened cracks that could threaten survival of coalition once vaunted for its myriad ideologies, but now felled by them

Asked if government is near its end, Bennett says 'absolutely not'; rebel lawmakers face pressure to quit Knesset as coalition weighs next steps after failing to renew settler law

But silence of New Hope's Gideon Sa'ar, who said vote was a test of coalition's desire to survive, raises questions how long alliance can carry on

Ra'am's Ghaniam and Rinawie Zoabi of Meretz vote against critical measure, joining opposition MKs, who have vowed to shoot down all government-sponsored measures

Justice minister, who has said coalition's future is at stake, says vote won't be delayed, despite the fact that Silman and Rinawie Zoabi's votes are decisive in deadlocked Knesset

MK Walid Taha to lead negotiations with coalition leadership on fulfilling party's outstanding demands; opposition's bid for new elections scuttled for time being

Steering panel to announce decision Wednesday morning; party head reports progress toward ending freeze, but source insists Ra'am will still abstain, possibly imperiling coalition

Threatening to further destabilize coalition, Mazen Ghanaim vows to vote in line with conscience unless government begins to ‘protect Al-Aqsa'