In the new cabinet, it is believed Mr Lapid - a former TV presenter - will be finance minister and Mr Bennett, a high-tech millionaire, will be economic and trade minister.

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In the new cabinet, it is believed Yair Lapid - a former TV presenter who leads Yesh Atid - will be finance minister and Jewish Home's Naftali Bennett, a high-tech millionaire, will be economic and trade minister.

BBC: Israel PM Netanyahu signs coalition deal

Lapid was well-known for his confrontational style on television and radio, as well as for his secularist views.

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