Alliance to split back into New Right and Jewish Home as originally planned before joint Knesset run; National Union to stay with Jewish Home; Peretz pledges support to Netanyahu

Former general's comments recall his 2016 speech likening Israel to Europe before Holocaust; political rivals slam his 'obsession'

Yamina head says if Netanyahu betrays religious Zionism, 'we'll all bear the consequences'

PM calls on Blue and White to negotiate 'without preconditions' -- immediately after he signed an agreement that would make that impossible

Blue and White chief urges ‘broad, liberal' coalition, declares he won’t be dictated terms after PM conditions government on inclusion of religious parties

Right-wing leaders sign pledge insisting on Netanyahu for PM, vowing to enter coalition only as a group, putting pressure on Blue and White to sit with ultra-Orthodox

Shaked says 55-member bloc for coalition talks is just a 'vague idea'; Smotrich hints party will demand a commitment not to form government with Gantz

Right-wing and ultra-Orthodox leaders reportedly plan to tell PM that if he commits to folding them into next coalition, they will recommend only him as next premier

Bezalel Smotrich says Otzma Yehudit chief Itamar Ben Gvir should 'not show his face in public' after costing right-wing bloc 'tens of thousands' of votes

Leading parties both at 32 seats; MK Avigdor Liberman, with 9 seats, repeats pledge that he will only join a broad unity government