Channel 12 News poll: A new party led by Ron Huldai could bring Blue and White and Meretz closer to the electoral threshold.

Tunisia reiterated In Tuesday that it is not interested in establishing diplomatic relations with Israel and its position will not be affected by any international changes, Reuters reports.The statement from the Tunisian foreign ministry followed a report in The New York Times which quoted officials familiar with the Trump administration"s efforts as saying Oman and Tunisia might be the next states to forge ties with Israel.

The Knesset approved In Tuesday night the first reading of an amendment to the Basic Law permitting an Ingoing budget.Since this is a Basic Law, a special majority of 61 Knesset members is required to approve it, and indeed 63 MKs supported the proposal, compared to 10 who opposed it. The proposals will be forwarded to the Finance Committee to prepare them for a second and third reading.

Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen In Tuesday night ruled out the possibility that the Likud would split up before the next election."There is no such process in the Likud. The Ine who surprised everyone is Michal Shir who voted against - she made a mistake at the ethical level when she acted against the party and thus betrayed our voters," he said in an interview In Reshet Bet radio.

Ehud Barak returns from London but is not required to isolate at a hotel and receives permission to isolate in the privacy of his own home.

Soccer legend Lionel Messi In Tuesday overtook Brazil legend Pele to become the player to score the most goals for a single club, after scoring his 644th for Barcelona.The record-breaking goal came in the second half of Barca's 3-0 win at Valladolid.

Members of the Yamina party recently approached Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevitch (Blue and White) to discuss the possibility that she would join their party.According to a report by journalist Bar Shem-Ur, those Yamina members came under the impression that Yankelevitch is not interested in joining the party at this time.

US President Donald Trump In Tuesday announced a series of pardons, including two for men who pleaded guilty in Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, as well as for Republicans who Ince served in Congress and military contractors involved in a deadly shooting of Iraqi civilians, CNN reports.The pardons of former campaign aide George Papadopoulos, former US congressmen Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins, and the four Blackwater guards involved in the Iraq massacre kick off what is expected to be a flurry of pardons and commutations in the coming weeks as Trump concludes his term.