Education minister says scheme that will see bus lines provide central residents with free rides on Jewish day of rest will 'deepen the rifts' in society

Security cabinet reportedly consider options of broader military action if rocket fire continues, shoots down suggestion of targeted killings

Politicians left and right, NGOs decry riot near Yitzhar; PM says there will be 'no tolerance toward lawbreakers'

Alliance reverts to original factions as planned before joint Knesset run; New Right MK says move 'in accordance with the promise made to voters'

With New Right branching off, National Union head urges permanent alliance with Jewish Home, but latter party says it first has internal matters to tend to

Alliance to split back into New Right and Jewish Home as originally planned before joint Knesset run; National Union to stay with Jewish Home; Peretz pledges support to Netanyahu

PM calls on Blue and White to negotiate 'without preconditions' -- immediately after he signed an agreement that would make that impossible

Blue and White chief urges ‘broad, liberal' coalition, declares he won’t be dictated terms after PM conditions government on inclusion of religious parties

Right-wing leaders sign pledge insisting on Netanyahu for PM, vowing to enter coalition only as a group, putting pressure on Blue and White to sit with ultra-Orthodox

Right-wing and ultra-Orthodox leaders reportedly plan to tell PM that if he commits to folding them into next coalition, they will recommend only him as next premier