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Israel's government closer to collapse after lawmaker quits

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, June 12, 2022. Maya Alleruzzo/Pool via REUTERS

Israel's fragile governing coalition appeared closer to collapse on Monday after reports that a lawmaker from Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's right-wing party said he was "no longer part" of the government.

The development came as Bennett's ideologically diverse coalition, which includes hard right, liberal and Arab parties, has staggered ever closer to implosion, a year after it ended Benjamin Netanyahu's record 12-year rule.

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