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Prime Minister

  • Arabic: رئيس الحكومة
  • Hebrew: ראש הממשלה

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How it's filled

In plain words
Elected by the Knesset
Exact method
The President entrusts a Member of the Knesset with forming a government; the government takes office when the Knesset expresses confidence in it (Basic Law: The Government). Netanyahu leads the 37th government, sworn in 29 December 2022. The Knesset dissolved itself on 17 July 2026; the government continues in office until a new one is formed after the 27 October 2026 election.
Chosen by
Knesset
Seats
1
Source: gov.il, checked

Who holds it now

Sources

  • gov.il · checked Basic Law: The Government, read 2026-10-12. For: Prime Minister
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Thirty-seventh government of Israel, read 2026-10-12: Netanyahu Prime Minister since 29 Dec 2022, continuing after the 17 Jul 2026 dissolution. Fallback: Wikipedia. For: Benjamin Netanyahu, current term

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