As things stand, the only way of avoiding political paralysis is for the long-serving prime minister to leave the stage

Despite Benny Gantz’s essential similarity, many deem Netanyahu far more dangerous

Israel poll serious setback for Likud as Gantz’s Blue and White party edge into lead

A second election in six months could well fail to break the country’s political deadlock

Ruling Likud party likely to fall short of majority in tightly contested election

Likud and Blue and White locked tightly as rivals with Yisrael Beiteinu likely kingmaker

Claim Arabs involved in election fraud come from PM ‘suspected of fraud and bribery’

Party launched by former prime minister to run on joint list with Meretz party in election

Young men’s right to skip army for yeshiva religious schools at risk as elections loom

Triggering a new election may help Netanyahu in the short-term, but his legal troubles leave him vulnerable

Netanyahu’s dissolution of parliament causes problems for Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’

Analysis: Pressure grows over failure to form a government and charges of bribery, fraud

Netanyahu dissolves parliament to deny opposition chance to form government

Time running out as Binyamin Netanyahu fails to create alliance in wake of April victory

PM must form coalition following unprecedented promise to annex West Bank settlements

Israeli PM hangs on to thin majority as far-right education minister decides not to quit

Netanyahu hints at future military action against Israel’s enemies

Hamas stopped car with elite unit renowned for slipping behind enemy lines

Move leaves government led by Binyamin Netanyahu with wafer-thin majority

Israel backs Qatar’s initial payment as part of plan to end border violence

European Commission warns Irish official that Bill would be in breach of EU trade rules

Khan al-Ahmar’s demolition a threat to Palestinian state, says Knesset member

Israeli tanks fire at Hamas post after grenade reportedly thrown at its troops on the border

Military says it came under fire from Gaza and its aircraft and tanks responded

The legislation would ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas

Ireland’s Ambassador to Israel told of its annoyance over ‘boycott initiative’

Activists in Gaza vow to continue launching incendiary kites across border

Proposal would make filming ‘with intent to harm morale’ punishable by up to five years in jail

Razan al-Najar (21) was killed running towards border fence in bid to help a casualty

Twenty-nine countries approved probe, 14 abstained, and US and Australia voted against

Israeli military says it launched barrage after ‘20 rockets’ fired at bases in Golan Heights

Over 120 wounded, say Palestinian sources, but number protesting falls significantly

Israel claims eight of 15 dead belonged to Hamas and two more were also militants

Military reveals eight fighter jets carried out top-secret air strikes in 2007

Palestinian president accused by Israelis of abandoning prospect of negotiations

Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu lays the blame for conflict on Palestinian militants

Israeli security guard in critical condition after Palestinian man stabs him in city

Attacker (37) thought to have personal problems kills three as US envoy arrives in region

Three Israelis stabbed after three Palestinians killed following violence over temple

Israeli move comes after request from PA leader as he increases pressure on Hamas