Meretz minister Esawi Frej says Labor leader Merav Michaeli's 'delusions of grandeur' brought about the center-left's electoral downfall

Partial results give Likud leader's bloc 65 seats, with far-right set to gain unprecedented power; however, vote landscape can change if Meretz, Balad cross threshold

Exit polls show Ra'am, Hadash-Ta'al crossing electoral threshold and Balad just below as some voice fear over Religious Zionism's strong showing

In apparent attempt at conciliatory message, UTJ's Pindrus says current government treated ultra-Orthodox 'cruelly,' but 'we won’t harass you' if right-religious bloc regains power

Footage shows assailant running over victim at checkpoint near Modiin, then getting out and trying to attack him with axe before injured soldier shoots him

Pair suspected of confining deceased, causing her death and conspiring to commit a crime; separately, woman arrested as accomplice in killing of mother

Arab party, currently below threshold, is critical for denying Likud a majority. But Israel Democracy Institute data shows double-envelope ballots majorly disadvantage Arab parties

Unnamed figures tell Axios far-right MK may be beyond the pale; former US ambassador warns of potential for 'rocky' Israel-US relations during next Netanyahu coalition