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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

Explained: What will change under Israel's new administration?

If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday

Ex-Mossad chief Cohen signals Israel behind recent Iran nuclear attacks

The outgoing chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgment yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran's nuclear programme and a military scientist

Two Palestinian security officers reported killed in West Bank shootout

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli troops shot and killed two security officers during clashes in the West Bank town of Jenin early Thursday

Israel arrests Jerusalem woman activists in contested neighbourhood

Israeli police burst into the home of a prominent family in the contested Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Jerusalem arresting a 23-year-old woman who has led protests

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

Israel finds probable link between Pfizer Covid shot and heart inflammation

According to a study, there were 275 cases of myocarditis identified between December 2020, when the vaccination drive began, and May 2021, including 148 cases within a month after vaccination.

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

Hamas says Gaza calm depends on Israeli actions in Jerusalem

The war was halted by a cease-fire on May 21

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

Egypt, Israel foreign ministers discuss Gaza ceasefire, reviving peace

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his visiting Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi discussed solidifying the ongoing ceasefire in place between Israel and the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip

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 extends travel ban to 7 nations including India until June 13

The Israeli government has extended an ongoing travel ban to seven countries, including India, until June 13, according to a joint statement

Israel reopens Gaza crossings for humanitarian aid amid ceasefire

Amid the ceasefire with Hamas, Israel decided to reopen its crossings with Gaza on Tuesday to allow fuel and humanitarian aid to enter the coastal enclave for the first time in more than two weeks