With Tuesday's deadline to finalize party slates looming, a last-minute merger between Eisenkot and Bennett looks increasingly unlikely. Netanyahu, meanwhile, is consolidating his bloc through new alliances

Gadi Eisenkot hints at surprise mergers before Tuesday's cut off date to submit lists, amid reports of talks with Bennett; Ben Gvir appoints Gotliv as number 2 in his far-right…

Eisenkot's allies accuse him of poaching their voters as tensions mount ahead of the election slate deadline. But a revived merger with Naftali Bennett's party could give the bloc…