5,883,365 registered Israeli voters had the chance to cast ballots Tuesday for the 20th Knesset, Israel’s 120-member parliament, an early election that has become a referendum on whether to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Likud a third consecutive mandate or his rival Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog the opportunity to form the next government.

PM continued his recent warnings to his supporters, saying that the only way to bridge the gap between the Likud and the Zionist Union was for the entire nationalist camp to vote Likud.

Israel’s ruling conservative party is headed by Prime Minister “Bibi” Netanyahu, who is running for his third consecutive term by appealing to his right-wing base on issues of security and national identity.

About 4.75 billion cubic meters of gas were planned to be sold to fuel a future power plant in Jenin.

Court dismisses a civil rights petition, but leaves the door open for future cases.

Vegetables harvested in the Gaza Strip will be exported to Israel for the first time in eight years on Thursday.

It’s his third trip to the West Bank since the start of the election period, and follows trips to the settlements of Ma’aleh Adumim and Eli.

Meir Dagan ridiculed Netanyahu’s assertion that Iran posed a threat to the United States.

Judea and Samaria Division presents report on incident to OC Central Command: ''This is a severe event that displays a low level of professional skill.''

The recommendation will be referred to another PLO body, the Executive Committee, to decide on the timing of its implementation.