Lapid to become acting prime minister as Israel heads to early elections

BREAKING: Israel's foreign minister Yair Lapid will become the new prime minister according to a rotation agreement after Lapid and current prime minister Naftali Bennett decided to hold a vote on dissolving the Knesset and call for an early election.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his coalition partner Foreign Minister Yair Lapid have decided to hold a vote on dissolving the Knesset next week and call for an early election, the Prime Minister's Office announced Monday.The collapse of the government comes less than a month before President Biden's visit to Israel, which is planned for July 13.

Bennett pressed Orbach, a right-wing lawmaker and a close confidant, to stay in the coalition but failed to convince him. The last meeting between the two exploded with Orbach giving Bennett an ultimatum that if the “settlements law” doesn’t pass within a week, he will vote with the opposition in calling an election.

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