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Netanyahu out, Naftali Bennett in as Israel marks end of an era

Addressing parliament before Bennett was sworn in, a combative Netanyahu said: "If we are destined to go into the opposition, we will do so with our heads held high until we can topple it."

Naftali Bennett takes oath as Israel's new Prime Minister, ousts Netanyahu

Naftali Bennett was on Sunday sworn in as Israel's new Prime Minister, ousting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power after an uninterrupted 12 years at the helm of affairs.

President Joe Biden congratulates new Israel PM Naftali Bennett

Biden has congratulated Israel's incoming PM Naftali Bennett, saying he looks forward to working to strengthen all aspects of the close and enduring relationship between the two nations.

Benjamin Netanyahu's reign over as Israel ushers in fragile govt

Religious Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett, 49, a former Netanyahu ally who opposes Palestinian statehood and the Iran nuclear deal, is the new PM

Naftali Bennett sworn in as Israel's PM, ending Netanyahu's 12-year rule

Naftali Bennett was on Sunday sworn in as Israel's new Prime Minister, ousting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power after an uninterrupted 12 years at the helm of affairs. Bennett, the 49-year-old leader of the right-wing Yamina party, took oath of office after the Knesset (Parliament) elected him as the 13th Prime Minister of Israel by a 60-59 vote in the 120-member house. One lawmaker abstained. His government has 27 ministers, nine of them women. The new government - an unprecedented coalition of ideologically divergent political parties drawn from the Right, the Left and the Centre, along with an Arab party - has a razor-thin majority in a 120-member house. Mickey Levy of Yesh Atid party was elected as the speaker of Parliament with the support of 67 lawmakers. Earlier, Bennett presented his new government's ministers in the Knesset (Israeli parliament) in a speech constantly interrupted by supporters of 71-year-old Netanyahu. Amid incessant heckling from rival bloc's

Israel to swear in government, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's long rule

Israel is set to swear in a new government that will send Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office and end a political crisis that sparked four elections in two years

Israel's fragile anti-Netanyahu coalition in race to form new govt

The coalition consists of eight parties from across the political spectrum with the shared goal of toppling Netanyahu after a record-setting 12 years in power

Benjamin Netanyahu opponents reach coalition deal to oust Israeli PM

Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents announced they have reached a deal to form a new governing coalition, paving the way for the ouster of the longtime Israeli leader

Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents race against clock on unity government

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents raced against the clock to finalize a coalition government that would end his 12-year rule ahead of a deadline at midnight Wednesday

Netanyahu's rival leaders face midnight deadline to form new government

Lapid, who was handed the mandate to form Israel's next government last month after Netanyahu failed, is scrambling to finalize agreements with additional partners to approach a parliamentary majority

Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents face unity government deadline in Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents on Wednesday were racing to finalize a coalition government to end his 12-year rule the longest by any Israeli premier ahead of a midnight deadline

Israel's Netanyahu could lose office as rivals join hands to form new govt

Israel could be headed for a break from the "Bibi-regime"

Ex-Israeli Defence Minister agrees to join anti-Netanyahu coalition

Naftali Bennett, also leader of the pro-settler party of Yamina, announced that he has accepted a coalition deal with centrist Yair Lapid to form "the government of change" to oust Netanyahu

Netanyahu could lose Israel's PM job as rivals attempt to join forces

A former ally of Benjamin Netanyahu said he would seek to form a coalition government with the Israeli leader's opponents, taking a major step toward ending the rule of the longtime premier

Israel appoints former operative David Barnea as new Mossad spymaster

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday the appointment of David Barnea as the new head of the country's spy agency, the Mossad

Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds on day one, says report

The truce, mediated by Egypt, began at 2 am in Israel as people on either side of the divide watched nervously to see whether it would hold

Israeli Cabinet approves cease-fire to stop military operation in Gaza

The decision came after heavy US pressure to halt the offensive. There was no immediate comment from Hamas

Gaining in conflict, Netanyahu may emerge victorious in Israeli politics

Operation Cast Lead was supposed to eliminate the offensive capabilities of Hamas the Palestinian political faction that had taken over Gaza the year before.

Want immediate Gaza de-escalation: Joe Biden to Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel says it has no 'timeframe' for ending hostilities; death toll tops 219

Biden, in call with Israel PM, urges 'significant de-escalation' in Gaza

President Joe Biden stepped up the pressure on Israel to end 10 days of violent skirmishes with Palestinians