Israeli media, citing police, said the crowd at Tel Aviv's Habima Square swelled to at least 80,000 people, despite cool, rainy weather
"We support the normalisation of relations between Israel and its Arab and Muslim majority neighbours and countries around the world, but it's not a substitute"
Thousands of Israelis took to the streets to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government that opponents say threaten democracy and freedoms
In some of its first acts since coming to power, Israel's new Security Cabinet approved a series of punitive steps against the Palestinian leadership, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said
Israel's Security Cabinet described the Palestinian Authority's request to the UN as a decision to wage political and legal war against the State of Israel
In a letter to the chief of Israel's Supreme Court and other top officials, they said the alliance of religious and ultranationalist parties threatens Israel's future
The new government, which is expected to be sworn in by Thursday, will be the most rightist in Israeli history and includes many members who openly oppose LGBT rights
Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to annex the occupied West Bank in a coalition deal that was made public
PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he has been able to form the next government that would "work for the good of all Israeli citizens", minutes before the midnight deadline
Israel's designated prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to seek diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia once he takes office, claiming that doing so would also promote peace with the Palestinians
Blinken said the Biden administration would engage with Netanyahu's government based on its policies and not on personalities
Thursday's statement signalled that the ties could continue to improve under Netanyahu
After nearly four years of political deadlock and five elections, Israel swore in the most right-wing parliament in its history
Netanyahu will have to form the government in 28 days from the day he is handed over the mandate by the President
During a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on his re-election, US President Joe Biden "underscored his unwavering support for Israels security"
Derisive and dismissive of the incoming leadership, Benjamin Netanyahu in June 2021 in a handover note left for his successor in the Prime Minister's office, Naftali Bennett, wrote, "Be right back"
"Mazel Tov my friend @netanyahu for your electoral success. I look forward to continuing our joint efforts to deepen the India-Israel strategic partnership," Prime Minister Modi said in a tweet.
Israel's caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday congratulated former PM Benjamin Netanyahu on victory in the national election
Elections officials worked through the night tallying votes and by Wednesday afternoon, about 85 per cent of the ballots had been counted
The exit polls saw pro-Netanyahu bloc winning 61-62 seats in the 120 member Knesset (Israeli parliament), just about making the magical figure that would see him making a comeback