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Yellow tape marks bullet holes on a tree and a portrait and flowers create a makeshift memorial, at the site where Palestinian-American Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed in the West Bank city of Jenin, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Israel PM rejects U.S. probe into killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

People take photo with an election campaign poster depicting former Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu at Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem a day ahead of Israeli national elections, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. Israel is holding its fifth election in under four years on Nov. 1, 2022. Hebrew on banner reads &quot;Only the Likud can&quot;. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israelis vote again, as political crisis grinds on

By Tia Goldenberg - Associated Press

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, right, greets Israel's Minister of Intelligence Elazar Stern prior to a meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

European Union, Israel hold high-level talks for first time in a decade

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Biden, Lapid discuss Iran, integrating Israel in Middle East

By Josef Federman, Josh Boak and Chris Megerian - Associated Press

President Joe Biden gives a thumbs up as he stands behind a glass partition with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid during the opening ceremonies of the Maccabiah Games at Teddy Stadium, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden defends Iran nuclear deal, Saudi visit during tense Middle Eastern trip

By Jeff Mordock and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, right and President Isaac Herzog, left, as they participate in an arrival ceremony after Biden arrived at Ben Gurion Airport, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden underscores U.S. ties with Israel during Middle East trip

By Joseph Clark, Tom Howell Jr. and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Israel's caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid chairs the first cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Sunday, July 3, 2022, days after lawmakers dissolved parliament. (Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool Photo via AP)

Israel’s caretaker PM Lapid holds first Cabinet meeting

By Tia Goldenberg - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Israel's President Isaac Herzog pose for a photo as they meet at the Presidency, Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Blinken tries to calm allies ahead of possible Iran deal

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Jordan's King Abdullah II listens during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Bayt Al Urdon, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool, File)

Jordan’s king, Israeli foreign minister meet to calm tensions in Jerusalem

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In this June 27, 2021, file photo, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid meets with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Rome. Israel's new foreign minister is heading to the United Arab Emirates for a state visit, the first high-level delegation by an Israeli official since the two countries signed an agreement to normalize relations last year. Lapid took off on Tuesday, June 29, for Abu Dhabi, where he will inaugurate the new Israeli Embassy and meet Emirati ministers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

New Israeli foreign minister lands in UAE on 1st state visit

By Aya Batrawy and Israel Debre - Associated Press

Israel's new prime minister Naftali Bennett raises his hand during a Knesset session in Jerusalem Sunday, June 13, 2021. Israel's parliament has voted in favor of a new coalition government, formally ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's historic 12-year rule. Naftali Bennett, a former ally of Netanyahu became the new prime minister (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Assessing Naftali Bennett and Israel’s new leadership

By Abraham Wagner

Israel's designated new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sends greetings during a Knesset session in Jerusalem Sunday, June 13, 2021. Bennett is expected later Sunday to be sworn in as the country's new prime minister, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rule. (AP Photo/Ariel Schali22

Netanyahu ousted by single vote after 12 years as Israel’s prime minister

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett, left, smiles as he speaks to Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid during a special session of the Knesset, whereby Israeli lawmakers elect a new president, at the plenum in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)

‘Government of change’: Unwieldy alliance apparently ends Netanyahu’s long reign in Israel

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

Ayelet Shaked, left, and Naftali Bennett, parliament members from Yamina party, chat during a special session of the Knesset, whereby Israeli lawmakers elect a new president, at the plenum in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)

Naftali Bennett is Netanyahu’s former protege, now successor

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 30, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Pool via AP)

Opponents of Israeli PM Netanyahu hash out unity deal as deadline looms

By Ilan Ben Zion - Associated Press

REPLACES COMMON GOOD INSTEAD OF COMMON GROUND - Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid, speaks during a news conference in Tel Aviv, Thursday, May. 6, 2021. Lapid called on his potential partners to find &quot;common good&quot; and expressed optimism that a new coalition government would be formed. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Netanyahu challenger issues call for national unity

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In this March 14, 2021, file photo, people stand in front of an election campaign billboard for the Likud party showing a portrait of its leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and opposition party leader Yair Lapid, in Ramat Gan, Israel. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has tapped Lapid to form a new government, a step that could lead to the end of Netanyahu's lengthy rule. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

For first time in a long time, Netanyahu’s rule threatened

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center left, tours the Mahane Yehuda market while campaigning a day before national elections, in Jerusalem, Monday, March 22, 2021. The March 23 vote is Israel’s fourth parliamentary election in two years. (AP Photo/Oren Ben Hakoon)

Israel votes: Netanyahu’s fate hangs on Tuesday’s elections

By Laurie Kellman - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on a video from Israel to the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Hamas reveals weak spot in Netanyahu re-election campaign

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

Retired Israeli military chief Benny Gantz, left, smiles with Yair Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid party as they launch joint list for the upcoming Israeli elections in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. Israel's primary centrist challengers to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday announced they were joining forces ahead of April elections — a dramatic move that shook up the country's political system and created the first credible alternative to Netanyahu's decade-long rule. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Top rivals join forces in challenge to Israel’s Netanyahu

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press