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The statements range from heavy criticism of incoming coalition's "extreme" elements to admonishment for US hypocrisy on dealing with problematic political leaders.

US ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides said he spoke with Netanyahu and told him he looked forward to "working together to maintain the unbreakable bond."

Israelis should relax. The religious status quo in Israel has never really changed one way or another, and will not change in the wake of this election either.

Meretz, like left-wing parties that were instrumental in Israel's birth as a nation, was a party that exerted a profound influence until it ran its course • Meretz has disappeared as a result of its decision to abandon Zionism, although its lasting impact will be felt for some time to come.

The Gaza Strip’s terrorist Hamas rulers said the election outcome would “not change the nature of the conflict.”

Former Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer could get a ministerial portfolio after turning down the offer to head Israel's National Security Council, Israel Hayom has learned.

“What makes this [Washington-Jerusalem] relationship so strong, and what has made it so strong since Israel’s independence to the present day, is that this is a relationship that has always been based on our shared interests, but importantly our shared values,” State Department spokesman Ned Price says.

Under the controversial deal finalized by Lapid in October, Israel agreed to hand over disputed area in its economic and territorial waters in order to secure its rights to the Karish gas field.

As soon as the fifth election was announced, Religious Zionist Party head Bezalel Smotrich outlined the right-wing bloc's challenge upon victory: restoring governance.

With well over 80% of the votes counted, the left-wing party was projected to have no seats in the Knesset for the first time in its history.