The thirteenth government of Israel was formed by Levi Eshkol in January 1966, who was the Prime Minister until 1969 when Deputy Prime Minister Yigai Allon took the role.
The thirteenth government of Israel was formed by Levi Eshkol on 12 January 1966, following the November 1965 elections. Levi Eshkol (Hebrew:  ; listen (help), born Levi Yitzhak Shkolnik (Hebrew:   ) 25 October 1895  26 February 1969) was an Israeli statesman who served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. From 196869 he served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Immigrant Absorption. Allon served briefly as interim Prime Minister following the death of Levi Eshkol on 26 February 1969. 
