Israel's president floats unity government between Netanyahu and Gantz

Israel's president on Sunday began consulting with party leaders to discuss who should lead the country after no clear victor emerged from last week's election, suggesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud join forces with its main rival.Netanyahu's right-wing Likud failed, for the second time in five months, to secure a clear election victory.The centrist Blue and White party led by ex-armed forces chief Benny Gantz has a slight lead with nearly all votes counted.