Israel has welcomed a new prime minister for the first time in more than a decade.
Naftali Bennett was sworn in on Sunday, June 13, after a new coalition government unseated longtime Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu. Bennett, 49, was a former chief of staff to Netanyahu
The newly elected prime minister was appointed by the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in a 60-59 vote, with one minister abstaining.
Shortly after the votes were counted, the now former-Prime Minister Netanyahu approached his opponent and the two shook hands.
He later took to Twitter to pen a message to his supporters, vowing to return.