Netanyahu's offer of unity government rebuffed by rival Gantz

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Israel's prime minister move was an abrupt change of strategy for the right-wing leader.

Israel’s weakened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saw his offer on Thursday for a coalition with his strongest political rival, Benny Gantz, swiftly rebuffed after failing to secure a governing majority in a tight election.Its rejection could spell weeks of wrangling after Tuesday’s election, which followed an inconclusive national ballot in April.

“But to my regret, the election results show that this is impossible. Benny, we must set up a broad unity government, as soon as today. The nation expects us, both of us, to demonstrate responsibility and that we pursue cooperation," Netanyahu said. “The time has come for you to tell Netanyahu, thank you for all you’ve done,” Yaalon urged Likud members - who have shown no sign so far of rebellion.“It’s what the public expects of us,” Netanyahu said about a broad government.

With Israeli media reporting more than 95 percent of votes counted in Tuesday’s election, a Likud-led right-wing, religious bloc looked poised to control 55 of parliament’s 120 seats, with 56 going to a center-left alliance. Gantz is a newcomer to politics. Many voters saw him as a “Mr Clean”, an alternative to Netanyahu and the cloud of alleged criminal misdeeds hanging over him.

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