Israel to Dissolve Government, New Prime Minister Confirmed

Israel to Dissolve Government, New Prime Minister Confirmed
Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (L) and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid make a joint statement to the press in Jerusalem on June 20, 2022. Oren Ben Hakoon/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Israel’s foreign minister agreed to submit a bill to dissolve Parliament, according to an announcement Monday, coming weeks ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit to the country.

Bennett will step aside to be replaced by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Bennett’s partner in the unlikely coalition of opposites that ended former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year rule about a year ago, according to a statement from his office. The act will trigger the fifth election in Israel in four years.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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