Israel is not prepared to accept a situation of continuous rocket fire on its citizens, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Thursday, hinting that Israel is gearing up to strike at Palestinian militant

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni was scheduled to visit Cairo Thursday for talks on the escalating violence between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip.

Arab Israeli lawmakers reacted with outrage Friday to remarks by Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, in which she said the "national solution" for Israel's Arab citizens would be a future Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza.

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni congratulated US president-elect Barack Obama Wednesday on his victory in the US presidential election, saying it was a "badge of honour for American democracy."

Israel's ruling Kadima party will narrowly edge out its main rival in elections likely to be held early next year, polls in two Israeli dailies found Monday, a day after Kadima leader Tzipi Livni recommended President Shimon Peres call for an early poll.

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is expected to formally recommend to President Shimon Peres later Sunday that he call new elections, as she has failed in her attempts to form a new government.

Livni apparently made the decision Saturday night, after two ultra-Orthodox parties ruled out sitting in a new coalition since she had not met their demands.

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni plans to call for new elections after unsuccessful efforts to form a government, local media reports said.

Representatives from Israel's two largest political parties initialed a draft coalition agreement Monday afternoon, the first such deal in Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's attempt to form a new government.

Livni, who heads the Kadima Party, and Labour Party leader Ehud Barak will sign the agreement themselves after the Tabernacles holiday, which ends in Israel on Tuesday night.