Israel's Gantz elected speaker, to seek unity govt with Netanyahu

Israel's Benny Gantz called for an emergency unity government after being elected parliament speaker Thursday, surprise developments that point towards an interim alliance with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to tackle coronavirus. Gantz's moves appeared to offer the premier, indicted on corruption charges, a path to extend his 11-year tenure, although no agreement had yet been declared and the shifting political landscape was causing significant fallout within the anti-Netanyahu bloc. Gantz ally Yair Lapid, who broke with the ex-military chief earlier on Thursday, accused him of surrendering "without a fight", declaring the break-up of the Blue and White Alliance that Gantz had led.
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