Benjamin Netanyahu has again successfully outmaneuvered his opponents, including three former generals, to cement his fourth consecutive term and fifth overall, which likely will make him Israel’s longest serving prime minister.

At Likud Party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu told jubilant supporters on election night April 9, “I am very moved tonight, a night of tremendous victory. I am very excited that the people of Israel once again trusted me for the fifth time and with greater confidence. I believe that God and history gave the Jewish people another opportunity to turn their country into a strong nation, and that’s what I’m working for.”

In a related matter, Time magazine named Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Netanyahu responded in a tweet, “I will continue to operate with all my strength for our state.”