Israel edges closer to fourth election as Benjamin Netanyahu-Benny Gantz power-sharing talks falter

The Israel president on Thursday handed the task of forming a government to Parliament, starting a 21-day countdown that could lead to new elections, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival, Benny Gantz, missed another midnight deadline to reach a power-sharing agreement

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