Given the recent tragedy at Mount Meron, President Reuven Rivlin may extend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's mandate to form the next coalition government.
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The prime minister had been set to lose his mandate overnight Tuesday.
The possibility of extending Netanyahu's mandate was raised following a deadly stampede at a Lag B'Omer festival that killed at least 45.
An official at the President's Residence told Israel Hayom: "The president will evaluate things given the circumstances at the relevant time."
Marking a national day of mourning, flags at government buildings, military bases, and Israeli missions overseas were flown at half-staff, Sunday.
Had the tragedy not unfolded and Netanyahu failed to cobble together a coalition, the president appeared likely to have tasked either Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid or Yamina head Naftali Bennett with forming the next government.
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