Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah says Christian religious sites in Arabian Peninsula must be razed in accordance with Muslim law

At party headquarters, skepticism about Netanyahu’s ability to close gap with Zionist Union transforms into jubilation

Erekat responds bitterly to apparent Netanyahu victory

Likud, Zionist Union call on allies to form government after exit polls predict close election results; centrists hint at unity

‘Everything is open,’ Herzog tells an unconvinced crowd at party headquarters

But right-wing coalition seen likely to run into problems with US leadership, after Netanyahu ruled out Palestinian statehood

Letter sent to P5+1 negotiators tells world powers to keep terrorist attacks targeting Israeli, Jewish targets in mind

State media says military shot down unmanned aircraft near Mediterranean coast in possible first attack on coalition planes