Netanyahu says strives to form new Israeli gov't in 48 hours before deadline

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement in Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 27, 2019. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he is making tremendous efforts to form a new government in the last 48 hours before the deadline. However, he admitted that he had not yet persuaded Avigdor Lieberman, head of Yisrael Beiteinu party, to join the coalition. (Xinhua/JINI)