Tel Aviv, April 26 -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid are set to officially announce the merger of their two parties under Bennett's leadership later this evening, according to a report by the Times of Israel.

According to the Times of Israel, the new party will be named "Together- Led by Naftali Bennett", according a spokesperson for the former PM.

"Former prime minister Naftali Bennett and former prime minister Yair Lapid will announce the first step in the process of healing the State of Israel: the merger of the Yesh Atid party and the Bennett 2026 party into a unified party led by former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett," Bennett's office said in a statement as per Times of Israel.

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