Prime Minister Yair Lapid does not have even one hour of grace to get used to the new title that is now attached to his name.
Although Lapid is a temporary prime minister (currently), many of the challenges he faces require immediate attention.
At the top of the list of burning issues to consider is, almost as usual, Iran.
After it seemed that the Bennett government had succeeded in thwarting the renewal of the nuclear deal, in recent days there have been reports that the Iranians and Americans are now showing a willingness to compromise.
Even among the top security officials in Israel, opinions are divided: it is clear to everyone that the agreement being formed is bad, but there are those who claim that it is the least bad.
Lapid will have to decide soon whether he is working to thwart or improve the agreement, and time is pressing.
The question is how much he is willing to confront the administration in Washington on this issue, ahead of Biden's visit to Israel in about two weeks.
In addition, regardless of how he chooses to act, he will have to decide whether and how to improve the IDF's military capabilities vis-à-vis Iran.
Iranian President on a Tour of Nuclear Technology Day, Photo: AFP
After Iran, the Palestinian issue is also brought to Lapid's door.
As a transitional prime minister, he has no real ability to initiate a political process if he wants to, and even if he does - it is very doubtful whether there is a partner to the process on the other side.
It is estimated that he will mainly try to keep the area quiet while tightening security coordination with the Palestinian Authority.
At the same time, he may tighten his ties with Hussein a-Sheikh, who is increasingly asserting his status as a senior figure in the PA under 87-year-old Abu Mazen, whose health is not at its best.
In the Gaza Strip, Hamas may try to "examine" the new prime minister, but the working premise remains that the terrorist organization is not currently interested in a widespread confrontation with Israel.
Lapid will be forced to walk the fine line of maintaining fragile deterrence against Hamas without leading to military escalation.
We will probably see later the policy of measured responses to the provocations of the terrorist organization.
Hamas operatives, Photo: GettyImages
It will be interesting to see how he handles the issue of prisoners and missing persons, which made headlines this week after the publication of a recording of prisoner Hisham a-Sayed.
His predecessor in office, Naftali Bennett, had an uncompromising approach to the issue.
Sources in the details claim that in contrast, Lapid holds a slightly more flexible approach.
On the face of it, Lapid will have to deal with rampant inflation, which is rapidly eroding real wages in Israel.
There is nothing to talk about housing prices, the "disease" that has plagued all governments in recent decades.
It is hard to believe that in the relatively short period until the election he will be able to cure her.
True, Lapid plans to remain in the prime minister's office even after the election, so he may begin to formulate long-term plans.
The same is true of congestion on roads that is not today a problem on a national scale.
The housing crisis is at its peak, Photo: Yehoshua Yosef
Another issue that Torch may focus on is quite important but less obvious is improving the lives and rights of people with disabilities.
The new prime minister and his wife Lehi are the parents of Yael, who is on the autistic continuum, and the issue is very close to their hearts.
At a cabinet meeting held on May 22, Lapid burst into tears in preparation for a vote on the allocation of two billion shekels for the benefit of people with disabilities.
"This is the most important thing you will do in your life," he told ministers.
Finally, the new prime minister will have to deal with the impossible task of bridging the rift among the people while conducting a passionate election campaign against Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud.
Lapid talks a lot about the importance of unity among the people and those around him. It is customary to accuse Netanyahu of factions.
The truth is that even in the camp he represents there is a culture of incitement and the use of harsh statements and parties.
The prime minister will have to maneuver between the stateliness that his new position demands and the temptations of the riot created by the discourse culture in Israel.
Office Manager and Personal Speaker
Lapid is surrounded by people he trusts on a daily basis.
Many will continue to work alongside him in his new role as well.
These are the people of his faith who will continue in the Prime Minister's Office:
Head of Staff, Danny Wesley.
He is a former TV producer who was responsible for the branding of Yesh Atid and the production of the party's events.
Considered one of the people closest to the torch.
Lapid's Hive, Photo: Yehoshua Yosef
Director General of the Prime Minister's Office, Naama Schultz.
Until now, she has been the director general of the alternate prime minister's office. She has accompanied Lapid for many years and was part of the founding team of Yesh Atid. Before entering politics, she worked in event production.
She is the CEO of the Yesh Atid party, Atel Hoven.
She grew up in the Yesh Atid mechanism and has worked at the party since its inception. She has served as Lapid's advisor in the Ministry of Finance.
Head of the Communications Department, Yael Bar.
She is the head of Lapid's communications department, but by virtue of being very close to him, she is also involved in other issues.
For example, she was a key factor in the negotiations to form the current government.
Naama Schultz, Photo: Avi Ohayon / GPO
Roi Konkol, Photo: Yehoshua Yosef
Dr. Eyal Hulta,
Avi Gil,
Spokesman for the Prime Minister, Roi Konkol.
Lapid's personal spokesman. Works under Yael Bar, who manages the entire communications department. Until now, he has served as Foreign Minister's spokesman.
The Political Adviser, Yair Zivan.
Specializes in foreign communication.
He began his career with Lapid as an advisor to Yesh Atid for the international press and served as the IDF Spokesman in the Foreign Communications Division. In the Foreign Ministry, he served as Lapid's political advisor.
Senior adviser to the Prime Minister, Tami Nasi.
Accompanies Lapid since his days on Channel 2 News, where she served as the producer of Ulpan Shishi during the time Lapid presented the program.
Director of Knesset Relations in the Government, Dana Pitlis Kadouri.
Has accompanied Lapid in the same role in practice - Knesset-Government Adviser and Legislative Adviser - almost since he entered politics.
The head of the digital division, Noy Elroy Schnitzer.
One of the young advisers in the bureau.
A bachelor's degree in communications from Reichman University, Lapid is expected to fill the role played by Yonatan Orich and Topaz Locke with Benjamin Netanyahu.
The military secretary, Major General Avi Gil.
Will continue in his role as the Prime Minister's Military Secretary.
Gil, a graduate of the Paratroopers Brigade, previously served as head of the Torah and Training Brigade in the Operations Division and previously also served as a commander in the 1st Infantry Division.
The head of the National Security Council, Eyal Hulta,
will also continue in his position. In the past, he served as head of a department at the institution, where he served for about 17 years.
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