Israel’s Yair Lapid congratulates Benjamin Netanyahu on election victory
Israel’s Yair Lapid congratulates Benjamin Netanyahu on election victory
Israel’s prime minister, Yair Lapid, has called Benjamin Netanyahu to offer his congratulations on the opposition leader’s election win following the conclusion of vote counting in this week’s election.
Netanyahu, chair of the conservative Likud party and Israel’s longest serving prime minister, is expected to begin an unprecedented third term as premier after holding coalition negotiations with his religious and far-right allies on forming a government.
The bloc, which includes the extremist Religious Zionists party and…
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