Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ended his quest to form a new coalition, the president said, in a step that pushes the country into new political uncertainty.

All the main parties in Israel’s election are playing a game of hawkish one-upmanship that spells trouble for any hope for a peace in the divided country says Daoud Kuttab.

REPEATED rocket fire from Gaza will push Israel into taking “aggressive action in the Gaza Strip,” the Israeli chief of staff warned MPs.