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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

Israel braces for fifth election in less than four years

Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid
The Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett, and foreign minister Yair Lapid at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem earlier this week. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Israel is set for its fifth election in less than four years after the approval of a bill to dissolve parliament, following the collapse of a short-lived coalition government that banded together to oust the longtime prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office.

Members of the Knesset voted unanimously on Tuesday in favour of the bill, with a deadline of midnight on Wednesday for it to be finalised as law.

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