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Netanyahu's Likud party plummets in local news poll

An aerial view shows a banner depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during a demonstration against Israel's nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg/File Photo

Support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party has plummeted, according to a poll showing it would lose more than a third of its seats if an election were held now and fail to gain a majority with his hard-right coalition partners.

Amid a divisive battle over plans to tighten control over the Supreme Court, which the government has been forced to pause, and escalating violence with the Palestinians, the poll for Channel 13 News showed more than two thirds of voters disapproved of Netanyahu's performance in office.

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