Yesh Atid MK will be supported as candidate by his party leader Lapid and PM-designate Bennett

Defense minister says he will oppose holding highly charged event on Thursday if it requires extraordinary security measures and endangers public order

Ram Ben-Barak warns planned right-wing parade will ​'ignite the region'; Hamas warns of 'consequences' if march goes through Old City's Damascus Gate

In 1st interview, PM-designate defends deal with Lapid; ‘My core vow was to get Israel out of the chaos’; retracts pre-election remarks that Ra'am's Abbas is ‘terror supporter’

Agreements between 8 parties represent a tapestry of policy arrangements aimed at pleasing the diverse and sometimes conflicting ideologies within the would-be-government

Cops separate between demonstrators for and against brewing coalition, as pro-Netanyahu activist branded a 'Nazi'

Lapid still struggling to close gaps with Ayelet Shaked and Islamist party before midnight; prospective vote to swear in new government won't be held for 12 days

120 MKs to choose between Isaac Herzog and Miriam Peretz, with result expected within hours; Lapid still struggling to close gaps to form government that would replace Netanyahu

Yamina insists on spot for Shaked on judge-appointing committee, but it was already granted to Labor's leader; Lapid wants morning announcement to enable swearing-in next week

Hadash joins Balad in coming out against Lapid-Bennett lead coalition, as 2 MKs in Ahmad Tibi's Ta'al remain undeclared