Bennett and Lapid in Dramatic Announcement: Merging into One Party
בנט ולפיד בהודעה דרמטית: מתאחדים למפלגה משותפת
Summary
In a dramatic joint announcement, former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid officially declared the merger of their parties into a single entity, with Bennett at the top, aiming to form a government that would end Netanyahu's tenure.
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