Opposition leader taps long-time ally to hammer out coalition agreement posthaste, perhaps even before swearing-in of 25th Knesset on November 15, with focus on security and state-religion affairs

The final election tally indicates left-wing Meretz will officially not pass the electoral threshold for the first time since party's establishment in 1992; Netanyahu's right-wing bloc scores 64 seats

Left-wing party likely to miss out on the next Knesset for the first time in 30-year history; Netanyahu bloc holds to 65-seat majority; final voter turnout adjusted down to 70.6%

A senior Jenin Brigade member was killed during a daytime raid conducted by Israeli forces in Jenin; IDF said it suffered no casualties in the fire exchange

Soltan Kozolov received the shock of his life when he saw his grandmother, whom he hadn't seen in years, waiting for him in his room; 'At first I thought something bad had happened, but when I got to my room - there she was,' he says

Palestinian attacker lunges at Israeli forces with a knife after being stopped for questioning, stabbing policeman in the upper body; suspect shot and killed; two cops lightly hurt in shootout

State Department spokesman says U.S.-Israeli relations 'has always been based on our shared values' while refraining from commenting on election results