Netanyahu out as Israel marks end of an era

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Benjamin Netanyahu was Israel's longest-serving leader, serving as Prime Minister since 2009 after a first term from 1996 to 1999. Photo: Reuters

Benjamin Netanyahu's record 12-year run as Israel's prime minister ended on Sunday with parliament approving a new "government of change" led by nationalist Naftali Bennett, an improbable scenario few Israelis once could have imagined.

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