‘Israeli’ Government Given Extra 48 Hours to be Formed: Netanyahu, Gantz to Continue Talks

By Staff, Agencies

This is now the third attempt to form a coalition in the Zionist entity, as neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party nor the Blue and White alliance was able to form a coalition government following two inconclusive votes in April and September of last year.

Netanyahu and the Knesset [‘Israeli’ parliament] speaker Benny Gantz are continuing talks on forming a coalition government, the Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday as so-called President of the occupation entity Reuven Rivlin granted the leader of the Blue and White alliance, a 48-hour extension to form a coalition government, prolonging a mandate that was set to expire at midnight occupied Palestine time on Tuesday [21:00 GMT on Monday].

The talks will be resumed on Tuesday morning.

Both Netanyahu and Gantz have jointly asked Rivlin to extend the mandate to form a coalition, Haaretz newspaper reported.

Earlier on Monday, Gantz urged Netanyahu to form an emergency unity government together.

"Netanyahu, this is our moment of truth", Gantz said, according to TRT World.

Netanyahu also invited Gantz on Twitter to join him in an emergency government aimed at saving lives amid the coronavirus outbreak.