According to Israeli radio, quoting sources, the former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, refused to hold the ceremony of handing over power to the new Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, according to protocol.
Bennett met with Netanyahu today, as part of the handover of power, but without official ceremonies, according to protocol, that traditionally accompany the change of government, as for the first time in 12 years, the Israelis woke up today to a new government and a new prime minister.
Yesterday, Sunday, the Knesset voted in favor of granting confidence to the “change government” opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, by 60 votes to 59 in favor of the previous government, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year term as prime minister, while the new government was sworn in It was late yesterday evening, and it is scheduled to start work on Monday morning.
The new government will be headed alternately by the head of the right-wing “Yamna” party, Naftali Bennett, and the centrist “There is a Future”, Yair Lapid. Powers of the current session of the Knesset in November 2025.
Source: RT