Israeli voters deliver deadlock, Netanyahu's tenure in doubt

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

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.

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

The exchange came hours after two Palestinian teenagers were killed by Israeli fire during clashes on the Gaza border.

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

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

There have been series of blasts in Iraq over the past month at training camps and arms depots used by Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary forces.

The Trump administration, which is particularly close to the Netanyahu government, has touted its own peace plan but details remain vague.

While most Republicans laid low, some support for Netanyahu's move, and Trump's intervention, trickled out.

The country draws most of its military personnel from teenage conscripts.