Israeli president to meet Netanyahu, Gantz tonight: statement

Israeli president to meet Netanyahu, Gantz tonight: statement

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel’s president will meet both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz on Monday evening as he pressures their two parties to form a unity government, his office said.

President Reuven Rivlin announced in a statement he had invited the two to a meeting as he considers whom to task with trying to form a government following last week’s deadlocked elections.