Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, June 30, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Handover ceremony to take place this afternoon, but Lapid to officially become PM only at midnight
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File: Then-Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (left) and premier Naftali Bennett (right) sit in the Knesset during voting to dissolve parliament for new elections, on June 30, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
Outgoing premier Naftali Bennett and incoming interim prime minister Yair Lapid will hold a small handover ceremony at the Prime Minister’s Office this afternoon, according to Hebrew-language media reports.
However, Lapid will only officially enter the role at midnight tonight.
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