Elections Committee chief Noam Sohlberg says Israel's election results will stand despite serious foreign funding suspicions, as a joint investigation proceeds.

<p>Naftali Bennett's Together party will recommend Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot to the President as its candidate to form the next government.</p><p>In a statement, the party said the decision was made in accordance with Bennett's promise to respect the will of the voters, adding that Bennett had informed Eisenkot of his decision.</p>

A yeshiva in Tzfat has been ordered to close for 30 days after an inspection by Israel Fire and Rescue Services uncovered serious fire safety violations

The President's Office invites Knesset factions for consultations ahead of the decision on whom to task with forming Israel's next government.

Rabbi Dov Lando's aide declines to rule out supporting Eisenkot, saying UTJ's future alliances will be determined by the party's rabbinical leadership.

<p>President Isaac Herzog will meet with British singer-songwriter Boy George on Monday in recognition of his public support for the Jewish people and Israel.</p>

<p>The Director General of the President's Office has invited representatives of the Knesset factions to a round of consultations ahead of the assignment of the mandate to form the next government.</p>

<p>Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers in the race against Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed.</p><p>"Our Democratic nominee for US Senate, Abdul, said that I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away," Stevens said in a video.</p><p>“And he’s right, and that’s why I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today," she said. “I don’t belong in Abdul’s campaign."</p>