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After a record 12 years under Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel entered a new era Sunday, voting in a motley coalition united by animosity towards "Bibi" and installing his one-time protege Naftali Benett as prime minister. IMAGES
Jerusalem, Mar 23 (EFE).- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is showing a wide lead over his rivals in the national elections held Tuesday and appears to have the option of forming a new government if the rightist Yamina party will join his guaranteed partners, according to exit polls."Citizens of Israel, thank-you! You gave a great victory to the right and Likud under my leadership," the premier said on the social networks, after immediately contacting Yamina leader Naftali Benet, according to media reports.(Camera: PABLO DUER )SHOT LIST: THE ELECTORAL EVENT OF THE LIKUD, PARTY OF THE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, IN JERUSALEM.SOUND BITES: NIR BARKAT, NUMBER 7 ON THE LIKUD LIST AND FORMER MAYOR OF JERUSALEM.TRANSLATION:"I think the results are very clear, there is only one candidate for Prime Minister and that is Benjamin Netanyahu. Naftali Benet, with a number of single-digit seats and Guideón Saar, with 5 seats, in this country you cannot be Prime Minister underrepresented. So the public has said that there is only one real candidate for the post of Prime Minister. "
Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu clinches a deal to form a new coalition government - sources. Gavino Garay reports.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives Elon Musk, owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, a tour of kibbutz Kfar Aza that was targeted in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. In September, Netanyahu urged Musk to combat anti-Semitism on X, calling on him to find "the ability to stop not only anti-Semitism, or rolling it back as best you can, but any collective hatred". IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron, on a solidarity visit to Israel, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Macron said that saving hostages held by Hamas in Gaza must be the "first objective" of the military campaign but stressed the need to stop the conflict spreading. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron holds a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. IMAGES
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