Ousted Netanyahu vows to topple new Israeli government

Benjamin Netanyahu israel Prime Minister

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. PHOTO | POOL | AFP

By  Xinhua

News agency

What you need to know:

  • Under a coalition agreement, Bennett, 49, and Lapid, 57, will rotate as prime ministers, with Bennett going first.
  • The establishment of the eight-party coalition government ended Netanyahu's record 12-year-long rule. 

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