Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented his new unity government to parliament on Sunday, ending more than a year of political deadlock as he prepares to go on trial in a week for alleged corruption.
Under his power-sharing agreement with his former election rival, centrist Blue and White leader Benny Gantz, Netanyahu, who denies any wrongdoing in the graft case, will serve 18 months as prime minister and then hand over to Gantz.
"The people wanted unity, and that is what it got," Netanyahu told parliament, citing a desire to avoid a fourth election after three inconclusive ballots since April 2019, and a national battle against the coronavirus crisis.