Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition reached an agreement before the midnight deadline to form a coalition government.
's opposition announced they have reached an agreement just before the midnight deadline to form a coalition government that will end his 12-year rule.
Yair Lapid and his main coalition partner, Naftali Bennett, had agreed earlier today to share the premiership, but had until midnight in Israel to form a coalition government. Had they not reached the agreement, the country likely would have held its fifth election in just over two years.Newsweek
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