Israel

Supreme Court to be asked to force vote for new Knesset speaker; Blue and White wants its MK Meir Cohen (Yesh Atid) to replacement him.

14:48 - Five patients in serious condition, 299 have light symptoms; 11 people have recovered from COVID-19; sixth member of the armed forces diagnosed

Blue and White plans vote to replace Speaker Edelstein in power play against PM; premier’s party decries actions as disgraceful as country deals with ‘national emergency’

16:30 - Decision doesn’t include kindergartens, special education and boarding schools; PM warns of ‘a global event unlike anything’ the country has seen, calls for emergency government

Outcome of Israel's third election in less than a year does not make a difference, Palestinians say.

17:29 - After hard-fought campaign seen as referendum on longtime leader’s rule, Likud predicted to win 36-37 seats, significantly more than Gantz’s Blue and White, with 32-33

14:10 - Foreign policy head Borrell: Construction will bisect territorial contiguity between West Bank, East Jerusalem, Israel shouldn’t take steps that undermine future 2-state solution

After Democratic front-runner says he’ll weigh moving mission from Jerusalem, Israel Katz says ‘people who very much support Israel will not tend to support him’.

La Yihad Islámica palestina ha sacudido la recta final de la campaña electoral israelí, con el lanzamiento de docenas de cohetes desde la franja de Gaza, a lo largo de dos días. Una operación de represalia, por la muerte de tres de sus combatientes en Gaza y en Damasco, que la organización dio por terminada ayer por la noche.