Australian philanthropist Rabbi Joseph Gutnick is privately encouraging Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to step aside as prime minister. “Dear Bibi, please do not let the opportunity of forming a 65/66 right-wing government slip away,” Gutnick texted Netanyahu. “Act according to the wishes of the Rebbe” • Full Story

Israel’s president on Tuesday handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a new government, giving the embattled Israeli leader a chance to extend his lengthy term in office • Full Story

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party emerges from exit polls in Israel’s unprecedented fourth general election in two years as the Knesset’s biggest, but the incumbent remains shy of a clear majority • Full Story

Earlier today, Kfar Chabad went to the polls with everyone making sure to vote for the right party that would protect the Rebbe’s views on voting for the most Frum party, Mihu Yehudi and Shleimus Ha’aretz among other policies. Throughout the day, the city was visited by a number of Frum politicians to encourage the public to vote including Betzalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir from one party and Meir Porush from another party. Photos by Shmuel Amit and Nitai Abel • Photos