Israeli PM Netanyahu’s majority safe after Gantz departure
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Israeli minister Benny Gantz's departure still leaves PM Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist-religious coalition in control of parliament.
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JERUSALEM - Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz announced on June 9 that he was quitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency unity government
His departure still leaves Mr Netanyahu's nationalist-religious coalition in control of parliament with a 64-seat majority in the 120-seat Knesset.
Mr Gantz, a former armed forces chief and defence minister, heads the centrist National Unity party which holds eight seats.
Mr Netanyahu's conservative Likud party, the largest faction, has 32 parliament seats. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant is a member of the party and has clashed with Mr Netanyahu and some nationalists in the government over Gaza strategy.
Settler party Religious Zionism, headed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, holds seven seats.
Ultra-nationalist Jewish Power, headed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Noam hold six and one seats respectively.
The ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties Shas and United Torah Judaism hold 11 and 7 seats respectively. REUTERS
