Israeli lawmakers were sworn into the new parliament, or Knesset, on Thursday afternoon, without a new government formed, after tight results in the country's do-over elections caused a political deadlock.

Polling Station Election Committee members hang the Israel flag ahead of the arrival of President Rivlin to cast his vote in round 2 of Israel's 2019 national elections for parliament, the 22nd Knesset, September 17, 2019. [File Photo: IC]

The ceremony marked the inauguration of Israel's 22nd Knesset.

The event began with an address by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to the newly-elected 120 members of the Knesset.

He urged the right-wing Likud party and the centrist Blue and White party to form a broad unity government after the do-over elections were concluded with inconclusive results, meaning both sides did not win enough votes to form a government.