'Don’t give up on yourselves – we aren't giving up on you,' president tells women and teens at halfway houses in visits before Day of Atonement

Validating report, Israel Katz says he met with top diplomats from Gulf countries in bid to 'end the conflict and enable civilian cooperation until the signing of peace agreements'

TV report says Foreign Minister Katz met several Gulf counterparts at UN last month, and they agreed to set up working teams to advance the deal; Greenblatt also in the loop

As MKs take their vows of office for second time this year, president and Knesset speaker entreat leaders to bridge over their differences and find path to unity government

During meeting of rightist bloc supporting Netanyahu, Yamina MKs Smotrich and Bennett said to agree to remain outside coalition if they're the obstacle to unity government

Yisrael Beytenu says a third election is 'last thing' the country needs as kingmaker vows to try to bridge the gap between the sides

Blue and White officials say Likud negotiating in bad faith; Ruling party says it's 'shocked,' urges rivals to reconsider; premier appears poised to return mandate to president

Netanyahu has said he will meet Gantz in final coalition-building effort before returning mandate to president -- on same day his pre-indictment hearing in 3 criminal cases begins

Yisrael Beytenu chief, who helped trigger second elections, says ideological differences between Likud, Blue and White are minimal: 'Put your egos and personal interests aside'

The hapless electorate is desperate to break out of our dark, post-election paralysis to a bright and glorious non-election dawn. An embittered fictional TV weatherman might help