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After preliminary attempts to negotiate a unity coalition between Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz failed, Israel's President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday tasked Netanyahu with forming a new government in the country. (Photo: ANI)

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu given first chance to form government

It is second time this year Netanyahu has been asked to form government after he failed in April to put together required 61-seat coalition.

26 Sep 2019 12:53 PM

Blue and White remains the largest party with 33 seats, ahead of Likud's 32 out of parliament's 120. (Photo: AFP)

Israel: Amid vote deadlock, Netanyahu, Gantz set for new talks

The timing in a rotation agreement is especially important for Netanyahu, who is facing possible corruption charges in the weeks ahead.

25 Sep 2019 5:02 PM

The meeting between party representatives comes a day after Blue and White leader Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the rival Likud party held their first working meeting since the vote. (Photo: AFP)

Israel's main parties begin talks on coalition government

Israel's president is responsible for choosing a candidate for prime minister after national elections.

24 Sep 2019 6:56 PM

Israel went for an unprecedented repeat polls on September 17 after Netanyahu failed to form a government after April 9 parliamentary polls and the Knesset voted to dissolve on May 29, calling for fresh polls. (Photo: File)

Lieberman asks Netanyahu, Gantz to 'flip a coin' for who serves first as PM

Israel has in the past successfully experimented with a national unity government led by two bigger parties with their leaders leading govt.

23 Sep 2019 2:59 PM

Israeli president Reuven Rivlin begins talks to form new government

Israel's largely ceremonial president is tasked with picking the politician with the best chance of forming a stable coalition government.

22 Sep 2019 4:43 PM

After failing to secure a clear election victory twice in six months, Israel's longest-serving prime minister now seems to be calculating that he can stay in power only by sharing it. (Photo: File)

Israel's Netanyahu fails to secure clear election win. What happens next?

It is too soon to proclaim the end of the Netanyahu era, but it may be the beginning of the end.

20 Sep 2019 1:16 PM

Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called on his main challenger Benny Gantz to form a unity government together to avoid a third election, as results of the unprecedented repeat election left the country's two main political parties deadlocked. (Photo: AFP)

After failing to win majority, Netanyahu calls on rival Gantz to form unity govt together

With nearly 95 per cent of votes counted Thursday, Gantz's Blue and White party stood at 33 seats in Israel's 120-seat Parliament.

19 Sep 2019 2:15 PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to win a ruling majority in an election that produced a virtual tie between his right-wing bloc and a center-left grouping that would be led by former military chief Benny Gantz. (Photo: File)

Israeli voters deliver deadlock, Netanyahu's tenure in doubt

Netanyahu highlighted his close ties with Trump in his election campaign.

19 Sep 2019 2:02 PM

Gantz’s Blue and White and its center-left allies garnered 55 seats, placing Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu and its nine seats in the middle as the deciding factor. (Photo: AP)

Setback for PM Netanyahu as Israel’s 2 main political parties deadlocked after election

Without Lieberman’s endorsement, both parties appear to have fallen well short of securing a parliamentary majority.

18 Sep 2019 5:13 PM

'Netanyahu has lost, but Gantz hasn't won,' said Udi Segal, a prominent Israeli television news anchor. (Photo: File | AP)

Israel PM battles for survival as exit polls show race too close to call

Dubbed 'King Bibi' by his supporters, Netanyahu had already been stung by his failure to form a government after an election in April.

18 Sep 2019 10:38 AM

With Netanyahu locked in a razor tight race and facing the likelihood of criminal corruption charges, a decisive victory in Tuesday's vote may be the only thing to keep him out of the courtroom. (Photo: File)

Embattled Israeli PM fights for survival in do-over election

Netanyahu, the country's longest-serving prime minister, has dominated the political discourse during the campaign.

15 Sep 2019 2:43 PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday cancelled a planned day-long visit to India on September 9 to meet his counterpart Narendra Modi, citing scheduling issues due to an unprecedented repeat polls in Israel. (Photo: File)

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu cancels planned day-long visit to India on Sep 9

This is the second time this year that the Israeli leader has cancelled a planned visit to India, doing so earlier before April elections.

03 Sep 2019 3:55 PM

Netanyahu, whose re-election campaign ahead of a poll less than three weeks away could have been complicated by war in the north, signalled business as usual after the hostilities erupted along the frontier with Lebanon. (Photo: AP)

Israel ready for any scenario after Hezbollah clash: Netanyahu

Israel's military said anti-tank missiles from Lebanon targeted an army base and vehicles.

02 Sep 2019 10:31 AM

'I heard what Nasrallah said. I suggest to Nasrallah to calm down. He knows well that Israel knows how to defend itself and to pay back its enemies,' Netanyahu said in a speech. (Photo: File)

'Calm down': Netanyahu asks Hezbollah leader after drone incident

In a speech on Sunday, Hezbollah leader Nasrallah accused Israel of carrying out an attack with an exploding drone earlier that day.

28 Aug 2019 1:37 PM

The Syrian army said in a statement that ‘the majority of the Israeli missiles were destroyed before reaching their targets’. Conricus, however, said the impact of the Israeli strikes was ‘significant’. (Photo: AP)

Israel hits Iranian force in Syria to stop 'killer drones': Israeli military

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military had thwarted the planned Iranian attack.

25 Aug 2019 2:05 PM

The four Palestinians, all of them men, were allegedly armed with AK-47 assault rifles, hand grenades and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. (Photo: Representational)

4 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza Strip

The remains of the four Palestinian men are currently in Israeli custody.

11 Aug 2019 10:38 AM

They also point out that most of the buildings are located in areas meant to be under Palestinian Authority civilian control under the agreements between the Palestinian and Israeli governments. (Photo: AFP)

Israel begins demolition of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem

Palestinians accuse Israel of using security as pretext to force them out as part of long-term efforts to expand settlements and roads.

22 Jul 2019 1:09 PM

PM Narendra Modi with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: File)

Ahead of elections in Israel, PM Netanyahu will meet PM Modi on Sept 9

Some analysts here believe that the meeting with Modi is meant to prop up his campaign right before the polls.

21 Jul 2019 8:33 PM

The first request for an invitation for PM Netanyahu to visit New Delhi was made in January during the visit of Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Sabbath to India. (Photo: File)

Benjamin Netanyahu to visit India in September to meet PM Modi

Some analysts in Israel believe that the meeting with PM Modi is meant to prop up his campaign right before the polls.

21 Jul 2019 6:17 PM

Israel Aerospace signs USD 50 million follow-up deal with Indian navy

The agreement involves maintenance and other services for sub-systems of Israel Aerospace’s medium range surface-to-air missile

17 Jul 2019 2:40 PM

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