Story highlights Lawmakers vote to dissolve the Knesset, leaving Israel in political paralysis

The bill passed with 93 votes in favor; no one voted against it

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had called for the dissolution

Jerusalem (CNN) Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve the nation's parliament Monday amid mounting political upheaval.

The bill dissolving the 120-seat Knesset passed with 93 votes in favor. No one voted against it.

The moves come at a tenuous time in Israel, which has been beset by a number of recent terrorist attacks against citizens in Jerusalem.

The head of the right-wing Likud party, Netanyahu has been Israel's Prime Minister since 2009. But he's had to rely on members of other parties -- many of them to the left of Likud on the political spectrum -- to govern.

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