Netanyahu to Form New Government After Election Win

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he intends to form a government in the next two to three weeks, which would give him a fourth term as prime minister, after his conservative Likud party won convincingly in Israel's parliamentary election. With nearly all of the ballots counted, Likud captured 30 of the 120 seats in parliament, compared with 24 seats for its main challenger, the Zionist Union. A statement Wednesday from Netanyahu's office said he has already...

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