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Prime Minister Netanayahu's pre-indictment hearing begins. Blue and White Party cancels coalition talks with Likud, saying latter is not serious about unity government. Joint List to boycott Knesset swearing-in ceremony, in protest over violence in Arab sector (Photo: A lawyer for prime minister outside Justice Ministry. Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Negotiating teams from Likud, Blue and White parties to meet on Friday after Prime Minister Netanyahu tapped to form government. Netanyahu asks that pre-indictment hearing with attorney general to broadcast live. Israel;s population reaches 9 million on eve of Jewish New Year (Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Report: President Rivlin to meet Netanyahu, Gantz, could tap Netanyahu to form government if no progress in unity. Final tally of election: Likud gains seat, at expense of United Torah Judaism. Justice Ministry officials preparing for prime minister's pre-indictment hearing next week. (Photo: Courtesy Beit HaNasi)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Negotiating teams from Likud, Blue and White parties meet to explore option of unity government. Cellcom workers protest over expected dismissals. Bank of Israel authorizes license for establishment of digital bank (Photo: Haim Zach/GPO)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Rivlin concludes party consultations on who should form next government. Likud receives one recommendation more than Blue and White. Prime Minister Netanyahu calls for talks on national unity government, without pre-conditions (Photo: Hadas Parush/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Rivlin begins consultations with parties on who should form next coalition. Outgoing US Middle East peace envoy continues talks with Israeli leaders. IDF denies connection to drone downed in Syria. (Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Netanyahu calls on Blue and White leader Gantz to enter unity government immediately. Blue and White dismisses appeal as a miserable media bluff. Outgoing US Middle East negotiator Greenblatt due in Israel for separate talks with Netanyahu, Gantz.  (Photo: Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Rivlin and Blue and White leader Gantz at memorial ceremony for late Prime Minister Shimon Peres. Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With 90 percent of vote tallied, Blue and White edges ahead of Likud by one seat, 32 mandates to 31. Israeli security forces shoot and kill Palestinian woman who drew knife at Kalandia crossing. Iran say it will respond to any US attack (Photo: Hadas Parush/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6:30 a.m.: It appears that Tuesday's election has resulted in a political deadlock, with the Likud and Blue and White parties winning 32 seats each. Listen to a morning update on the results.  (Photo:Unofficial tally results, as of 7 a.m.)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special election broadcast for the 22nd Knesset. A tight race with neither bloc achieving a majority. Amotz Assael, a senior commentator at the Jerusalem Post, helps analyse the results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel votes for the 2nd time in 5 months. Voter turnout at noon was 2 percent higher than April. Only minor discrepancies reported. (Photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Report: Prime Minister Netanyahu dropped significant Gaza military response to Ashdod rocket fire after attorney general said requires security cabinet approval.  Palestinian Authority convenes weekly cabinet meeting in Jordan Valley, day after Israeli government did same. After Saudi Arabia oil attack, Trump says US is "locked and loaded." (Photo: Prime Minister Netanyahu in Ashdod)  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cabinet holds final pre-election meeting in the Jordan Valley Regional Council, an area Prime Minister Netanyahu has vowed to annex if he is re-elected. Soldiers begin voting in ballots placed at IDF bases. Army denies claims by PFLP it brought down IDF drone over Gaza.  (Photo: soldiers voting in 2009, Nati Shohat/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel says claims of spying near White House are nonsense. PM says military operation against Gaza is inevitable. PM on way to Sochi for Putin talks. (Photo:Studin)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF hits Gaza targets after rocket fire toward southern Israel. Stormy Knesset debate on camera bill. Likud says anti-Arab campaign message was sent by "mistake." (Photo: Hof Ashkelon regional council)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The IDF has confirmed that it lost a drone over the southern Gaza Strip. Poll shows Otzma Yehudit on verge of passing the threshold. Netanyahu to meet Putin in Moscow this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF says pro-Iran groups fired rockets toward Israel from Syria. Syrian monitoring group says 18 killed in unidentified air strike on Iran-backed forces near border with Iraq. Likud-backed camera bill stumbles (Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cabinet to vote on controversial Likud-led cameras bill. Prime Minister Netanyahu seeks meeting with Russian President Putin before September 17 election. Israel Air Force hits Hamas targets in Gaza after drone drops explosive near military vehicles. Listen to our one-hour daily news magazine on KAN radio and digital platformsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PM Netanyahu calls for stepped up pressure on Iran.PM to meet with UK PM Boris Johnson and US defense secretary Espen in London. Kiryat Gat changes kindergarten placements of Ethiopian-Israeli children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF soldier sustains serious head injuries in non-operational incident at northern outpost. Iran's Rouhani: Next move to scale back nuclear commitments will have "extraordinary" effects. Blue and White says political extortion remarks were not directed only at ultra-Orthodox (Photo: Vahid Salemi/Associated Press)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.