Israel: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to dissolve parliament and call early elections
21 June 2022 |
3:25 pm
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid have agreed to dissolve parliament and call early elections. It will be Israel's fifth election in three years.
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