Opposition leader Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett have anno...

Opposition leader Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett have announced a merger of their parties ahead of the upcoming general election in Israel. Bennett will head the party, pitting him directly against Benjamin Netanyahu for the premiership. It is still unclear if this will strengthen the anti-Netanyahu bloc in terms of election results, or if it will drive away some right-wing voters who are against Bennett again tying himself to center-left parties.