Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Dec. 8


  • World
  • Friday, 09 Dec 2022

JERUSALEM -- Israeli former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday asked President Isaac Herzog for an extension of the mandate to form a new coalition government, his Likud party said in a statement.

The Likud formally submitted to Herzog a request for additional 14 days to put together a coalition government, the statement said. (Israel-Netanyahu-Mandate Extension)

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