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Prime minister under pressure over failure to grant military service exemptions as multi-party government looks at risk of collapse

Taking a cue from the ousting of Hungary's long-time leader, Viktor Orban, two Israeli opposition figures have joined forces to try to unseat Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Strategizing on how to oust Netanyahu, Yashar leader reaches out to Bennett and Lapid, whose merged Together party he does not intend to join; does not invite Arab parties or his own low-polling ex-colleague Gantz

Former Israeli Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have formed a unified party for the October election in a bid to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu’s government

Political correspondents Sam Sokol and Ariela Karmel discuss the decision by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid to run a joint list and campaign for the 2026 elections

Rightwing Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid announce new party before Knesset vote expected later this year

Polls since Hamas' 2023 ⁠attack on southern Israel have predicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lose the next election, due by the end of ​October.

'We are uniting today to win the elections and to establish a Zionist government,' says Lapid. 'To win the elections, the entire Israeli center must stand behind Naftali Bennett'

Alliance revives 2021 playbook, but returning to power may hinge on whether Gadi Eisenkot joins or runs solo and whether a breakaway ‘Likud B’ faction reshapes coalition math

The two politicians’ alliance is aimed at uniting a fragmented opposition against current PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Bennett exudes confidence in a 'giant' election victory, Lapid is only slightly more circumspect, as they announce an alliance that makes sense for them both and kicks off a crucial campaign

Two Israeli political heavyweights say they plan to join forces in upcoming elections in a united effort by their parties to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Two Israeli political heavyweights say they plan to join forces in upcoming elections in a united effort by their parties to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.