Benjamin Netanyahu's run as Israel's longest-serving Prime Minister is set to come to an end.
His opponents say they have successfully forged a coalition to oust him from power.
The news came just ahead of a midnight deadline in Israel.
Reporter Noga Tarnopolsky is in Tel Aviv.
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Reporter Noga Tarnopolsky in Tel Aviv says the new government is a coalition made up of strange bedfellows.
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Although the government is unlikely to take office for at least another week, reporter Noga Tarnopolsky in Tel Aviv says it will now be very difficult for Prime Minister Netanyahu to find a way of remaining in power.
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Reporter Noga Tarnopolsky in Tel Aviv says it’s too early to assess the impact of the coalition’s creation on Israel’s relationship with the Palestinians.
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