Jerusalem- Israel will hold elections on February 10, Knesset (parliament) Speaker Dalia Itzik announced Thursday.

The date was officially set after most parties had already agreed on it in principle in a meeting with Itziki on Tuesday.

The elections, a year and a month ahead of schedule, follow Ehud Olmert's resignation last month as prime minister to fight corruption charges and Foreign Minister Tzipi Linvi's failure to form a new government. (dpa)