Reuven Rivlin
Amid testimony against him in corruption case, Benjamin Netanyahu is asked to form the govt. again
A day after the corruption trial against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu began, president Reuven Rivlin handed him the mandate to try and form a new government
Gantz invited to form government in Israel, potentially ending Netanyahu’s rule
Blue and While alliance’s leader Benny Gantz was invited by the Israeli president to form the government after he received the support of 61 members of the 120-seat Knesset. Gantz has also been supported by the Joint List – the first time in Israel’s history
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- Syria asks UNSC to prevent Israel’s repeated attacks on its territory
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- Palestinians welcome resumption of US aid to UNRWA
- US activists on hunger strike demand end to Yemen blockade
