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In a 10-year political career, Yair Lapid has transformed himself from upstart political novice to feisty opposition leader to the savvy operator who toppled longtime leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Two key right-wing ministers in Israel's outgoing coalition government vowed on Tuesday to prevent a comeback by former premier Benjamin Netanyahu as the country braced for a fifth election in three years with polling predicting no clear winner. Sapped by infighting that ended his razor-thin parliamentary majority, Prime Minister Naftali…

Israel’s governing coalition has announced that it can no longer govern – does that mean a return for Netanyahu?

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says he will step down, bringing Israel to its fifth round of elections in just over three years. It comes as former leader Benjamin Netanyahu tries to return to power.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called the move ‘the right decision for Israel’

As a TV star, Yair Lapid's weekly commentary was entitled "Being Israeli" - a rhapsody about the middle-class, politically centrist ranks that he saw holding together a fractious country, with him as their tribune.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Monday he would not wait until new elections to begin tackling challenges the country faced once he takes over as interim prime minister.

Israel is heading for its fifth election in less than four years as the fractious ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett collapsed following a series of internal disputes.