Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked has agreed to a deal that will see her lead right-wing party Habayit Hayehudi in the upcoming election to the Knesset, Israeli media reported early Tuesday morning.
This marks a return for Shaked to the party she left with former prime minister Naftali Bennett back in 2018 to form what would eventually become Yamina. An agreement was signed by the minister and Habayit Hayehudi chairman Yossi Brodny and will have to be approved by the party's central committee.
Earlier this week, Shaked announced she had ended the short-lived political union with Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel, with Hendel taking the Zionist Spirit name.
The sides originally decided that the party would be called "Habayit Hayehudi led by Ayelet Shaked," but her name was removed from the title due to opposition from Habayit Hayehudi's central committee.
According to the deal, Shaked will receive spots 1,3,5 and 6, while Habayit Hayehudi will receive spots 2,4 and 7.
Eliav Breuer contributed to this report.