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Israeli far-right leader Ben-Gvir gets national security minister post in Likud coalition deal

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu and right-wing Knesset member Itamar Ben Gvir during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022. © Abir Sultan/Pool via Reuters

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's conservative Likud party on Friday signed its first coalition deal with the Jewish Power party with the far-right party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir getting the newly created position of national security minister.

As a part of the agreement, Israel's Jewish Power party will receive three ministerial positions. The authority of the public security minister, which was renamed national security minister, will be substantially expanded, according to the Israeli daily, Haaretz.

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