Israel's new parliament began work; The impasse surrounding the formation of the government continues.
The members of the new Israeli parliament were sworn in while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition lost its majority in the national elections and his opponents have yet to reach an agreement on forming a government.
At the opening ceremony of the Knesset, Netanyahu announced that the "overthrow of the Ayatollah's government" is the only way to permanently end the threat posed by the Islamic Republic to the existence of Israel.