Netanyahu's deadline to form government set to expire, no sign of progress
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at an official ceremony marking Israel's Memorial Day, which commemorates fallen soldiers and Israeli victims of hostile attacks, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem April 14, 2021. Maya Alleruzzo/Pool via REUTERS reuters_tickers
This content was published on May 4, 2021 - 10:03
May 4, 2021 - 10:03
By Maayan Lubell
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A deadline for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government was set to expire at midnight in Israel with no sign on Tuesday that the country's longest-serving leader could break more than two years of political deadlock.