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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s resignation has sparked another political fiasco in Israel. The Prime Minister resigned a year into his 4 years term. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will become the acting Prime Minister of Israel until next elections in November. Bennet and Lapid have been in governing coalition since June 2021. One of the terms of the coalition agreement was that Bennet was going to lead the first two years before ceding the rest of the term to Lapid. What are the implications of this resignation on the country’s politics?