But reports say Gali Baharav-Miara expected to express reservations over proposed amendment that would allow Shas chief to serve as minister despite suspended jail sentence

Likud leader, who sought to put together a governing coalition within days after the election, now has until December 21 to do so

Political correspondent Tal Schneider on the newly inked coalition agreements with Shas and UTJ and this weekend's 'overpass protests'; US correspondent Jacob Magid at J Street

Deri will serve as both health and interior minister before replacing Smotrich as health minister after 2 years; Haredi party will head religious services and welfare ministries

With many departments reportedly being divided up among political parties, opposition holds emergency Knesset meeting on 'Stopping the education system's liquidation sale'

Netanyahu's Likud agrees to transfer hundreds of neighborhood facilities from education ministry to interior, after handing extremist lawmaker some school programming, report says

Despite snags in coalition talks, Netanyahu reportedly wants to quickly replace Knesset speaker and pass laws that would allow Deri to be a minister and police to be under Ben Gvir

TV reports say Shas leader entered into shouting match with Likud chief, threatening to not enter coalition; Smotrich speaks of progress in talks

Haredi parties said to demand measure to overturn High Court rulings that accepted conversions performed by other established communities; Reform movement slams proposal

Outgoing defense minister says PM-designate creating 'private army' for Ben Gvir, legitimizing 'de-facto annexation' concerns by granting authority over West Bank to Smotrich