Footage shows assailant running over victim at checkpoint near Modiin, then getting out and trying to attack him with axe before injured soldier shoots him

In apparent attempt at conciliatory message, UTJ's Pindrus says current government treated ultra-Orthodox 'cruelly,' but 'we won’t harass you' if right-religious bloc regains power

Sources bash PM for 'irresponsible' strategy of building up his own party in direct confrontation with opposition leader, leaving Labor and Meretz struggling to beat threshold

Central Elections Committee head Orly Adas says incidents were minor and were dealt with, as Likud leader tries to cast doubt on votes received by Arab parties

Likud leader, firmly in lead as 84% of votes tallied, pledges to form 'national government' and return pride to Israel, while nodding at nationalist allies and vowing to heal rifts

Exit polls show Ra'am, Hadash-Ta'al crossing electoral threshold and Balad just below as some voice fear over Religious Zionism's strong showing

According to current tally Likud-led bloc at 65 seats, Meretz, Balad hover just below electoral threshold, Ra'am now making it into Knesset

Far-right MK strikes relatively conciliatory tone, saying he considers those who didn't vote for him 'brothers,' while insisting that his party represents diverse array of Israelis

Netanyahu calls surveys 'a good start' as Religious Zionism's Smotrich hails 'historic' win, while Yesh Atid calls for patience and Ayelet Shaked concedes

Voters in Ghajar on Lebanon border proudly back Likud as turnout is high; in nearby Buq'ata in Golan, Druze largely shun the ballot amid signs of slow shift to accepting the state

Tel Aviv University in top 10 for 5th year; Reichman University a newcomer; Technion, Hebrew U, and Ben-Gurion University are repeat entries, according to PitchBook data

In first comments following vote, defeated president says he has 'always played within the four lines of the constitution' yet does not mention election results

Bloc led by Likud leader forecast to muster 61-62 seats in 120-member Knesset, with Religious Zionism predicted to win up to 15 seats, though actual tally could change picture

Students stage sit-in protest at Isfahan University, while mourners attend 40th day memorial ceremony for protester Siavash Mahmoudi, who was shot dead by security forces

Pyongyang ups rhetoric against rivals' ongoing military drills, warning it will use nuclear weapons if Washington or Seoul attacks; accuses Pentagon of planning regime collapse