
Netanyahu loses office for the first time in 12 years, making way for Naftali Bennett.
Mr. Bennett, a former aide to Mr. Netanyahu who opposes a Palestinian state, and Yair Lapid, who is set to take Mr. Bennett’s place after two years, lead an eight-party alliance that agrees on little but a desire to oust Mr. Netanyahu, the longest-serving leader in the country’s history, and to end Israel’s lengthy political gridlock.