Benny Gantz is reportedly entering a unity government with Bibi Netanyahu, continuing the indicted prime minister's leadership through 2021

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• Benny Gantz is forming a unity government with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after spending a year vowing to never join a government led by the indicted Israeli leader, reports from Israeli media say.
• The move came after Netanyahu urged Gantz to form an "emergency" unity government amid the coronavirus pandemic.
• Gantz will take over as the speaker of Israel's parliament while Netanyahu will hold the prime ministership through 2021, reports say.
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Benny Gantz has agreed to form a unity government with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the New York Times and Israeli media outlets reported Thursday.

The agreement between the two political rivals marked a surprising twist in an already dramatic year for Israel, in which three elections were held and Netanyahu was indicted on corruption charges.

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