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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel's Netanyahu Moves Closer to Coalition Deal

Israel's longest-serving prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a special Knesset session that voted him out of power - AFP

Israel's prime-minister designate Benjamin Netanyahu struck a deal with an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party Thursday on allocating cabinet jobs in a key step towards forming a government ahead of a looming deadline.

The deal announced overnight promises the Shas party five ministerial jobs in Netanyahu's incoming government, which is expected to be the most right-wing in Israel's history, AFP said.

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