DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Yisrael Beytenu leader believes two-state idea is dead, war in North inevitable, Netanyahu must be replaced now without elections.
This vote symbolically marked the moment when politics fully reemerged in the Knesset amid the ongoing fighting.
Lapid's comments highlighted the differences of opinion among Israel's opposition parties about holding an election during wartime.
"This shows how much pressure Netanyahu is under...we will not be the ones to save him," Lapid's faction wrote in reaction.
The departure of Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is symptomatic of a neglect that the ministry has faced for decades.
While the votes for Labor almost doubled since last week, they would still not get enough to cross the threshold.
Amid the 45-day conflict with Hamas, Welfare and Social Affairs Minister Ya'acov Margi (Shas), discussed the urgent need for national unity in a candid interview.
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