Israel heads to Nov 1 election with Lapid as caretaker PM

Vote will be the country's fifth in less than four years

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, left, and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid embrace each other at the end of a session at the plenum at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on June 30. © Reuters

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Israeli lawmakers voted on Thursday to dissolve parliament following the collapse of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's ruling coalition, opening the way for a Nov. 1 election that will be Israel's fifth in less than four years.

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