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- Members of the new Israeli government, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pose for a group photo at the president's residence in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
- Members of the new government gather for a family photo at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2022. (Yonatan SIndel/Flash90)
- Minister Ron Dermer arrives at an event at the president's residence in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
- Members of the LGBTQ community and supporters participate in a protest against the new Israeli government in Tel Aviv on December 29, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
- From left, ministers Yoav Gallant, Aryeh Deri, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yariv Levin and Eli Cohen in the Knesset on December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
- Members of the LGBTQ community and supporters participate in a protest against the new Israeli government in Tel Aviv on December 29, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
- Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana in his first Knesset plenum session after being selected for the role, in Jerusalem, December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
- Itamar Ben Gvir, center, is seen during the government's swearing-in at the Knesset plenum on December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
- Outgoing Justice minister Gideon Sa'ar, right, and Outgoing prime minister Yair Lapid at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Netanyahu government at the Knesset, December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
- Israelis protest outside the Knesset ahead of a swearing-in ceremony of the new government, in Jerusalem, December 29, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)
- Members of the new government gather for a family photo at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
- Benjamin Netanyahu swears in as prime minister, regaining power a year and a half after he was ousted, in the Knesset on December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
- (L-R) Yair, Sara and Avner Netanyahu at a Knesset plenum session on forming Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, in Jerusalem, December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
- The swearing in ceremony of the new Israeli government at Knesset on December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
- Protesters wave flags and hold banners against Benjamin Netanyahu's new government in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 29, 2022. (Miri Pomerantz)