Israel is heading for its fifth election in less than four years as the fractious ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett collapsed following a series of internal disputes.
Bennett told the nation late on Monday that he and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid had decided to act together to dissolve the Knesset, Israel’s parliament.
Lapid will become caretaker premier for the period leading up to the ballot as laid out in the terms of the coalition agreement. Israel is due to host U.S. President Joe Biden when he makes his inaugural Middle East tour next month.
