JERUSALEM: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich resigned from his post as minister on Monday in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A spokesperson for Smotrich said the move was a protest against nationalist-religious Jewish Power party head Itamar Ben Gvir’s request for more ministerial positions upon Ben Gvir’s return to the government.
The resignation is not likely to collapse Netanyahu’s coalition. The government passed its 2025 budget in Israel’s parliament last week.
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Israeli finance minister Smotrich resigns from post as minister in government
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Israeli finance minister Smotrich resigns from post as minister in government
UAE, US discuss regional developments in Yemen and Gaza, WAM news agency reports
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ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed received a phone call from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, where they discussed regional developments, topped by situations in Yemen and Gaza, state news agency WAM reported on Tuesday.
The call came after the latest developments in Yemen as Saudi-led coalition forces attacked the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla.
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