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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu ousted as 'change' coalition forms new govt

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Health Ministry-organised appreciation ceremony for health system personnel and partner agencies for their contribution against the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Jerusalem on June 6, 2021. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

Jerusalem,

A motley alliance of Israeli parties on Sunday ousted Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's longest-serving prime minister, and formed a new government in a seismic shift in the country's turbulent politics.

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