Reuven Rivlin

Israel's incumbent PM Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form majority govt, returns mandate to President Reuven Rivlin

Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had failed to form a majority government in parliament, marking a major setback for the embattled Israeli leader that plunges the country into a new period of political uncertainty.

Israel election 2019: Benjamin Netanyahu faces ‘difficult task’ of forming new govt as Benny Gantz refuses alliance over corruption charges

Israel’s president on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government, giving the longtime leader the difficult task of breaking a post-election deadlock that has paralysed the country’s political system.

Israel goes to polls again: Benjamin Netanyahu battles for political survival; opinion polls indicate tight race between ruling Likud, centrist alliance

Israel holds its second election in five months on Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu battles for political survival and the question of how religious the country should become emerges as a surprise issue.

Israel election 2019: 6.4 million voters to decide fate of 31 candidates on 17 September as Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form coalition govt

Israel's system of proportional representation allows small parties a chance of winning seats in the 120-member Knesset

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin formally appoints Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister for fourth consecutive term

The results from the 9 April election put Benjamin Netanyahu on course to become Israel's longest-serving prime minister later this year, surpassing the state's founding father David Ben-Gurion.

Israel election: Benjamin Netanyahu wins fifth term as PM; Opposition leader Benny Gantz concedes defeat

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to re-election on Wednesday, with religious-rightist parties set to hand him a parliamentary majority and his main challenger conceding defeat.

Israel election: Benjamin Netanyahu poised to win historic fifth term despite allegations of corruption

True to form, Netanyahu issued a deeply controversial pledge only three days before the election, saying he planned to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank should he win.

Israel election: 80% votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu well on course to claim unprecedented victory

Partial results with 80 percent of votes counted showed Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud with 38 seats, 8 more than in the previous election in 2015, and Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue and White Party with 36.

Israeli author Amos Oz dies of cancer: 79-year-old was vocal supporter of two-state solution for Palestine conflict

Amos Oz, Israel’s best-known author and an outspoken supporter of the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, died of cancer at the age of 79 on Friday, his daughter said.

Amarinder Singh arrives in Israel for five-day visit: Punjab CM to visit cemetery of Indian soldiers who died in 1918

Singh, accompanied by a delegation of officials, reached Israel on Sunday evening. He will be visiting several facilities and institutions working in sectors such as agriculture, horticulture, dairy and waste water management to tap opportunities that can address Punjab's requirements, and boost the state's internal security apparatus.