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Benny Gantz's party submits bill to dissolve the Knesset and hold early elections

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30-05-2024 | 09:32

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Benny Gantz's party submits bill to dissolve the Knesset and hold early elections

The centrist party of Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz said Thursday it had submitted a bill to dissolve parliament and hold an early election.

In a statement, it said, "The head of the National Unity Party, Pnina Tamano-Shata, has put forward a bill to dissolve the 25th Knesset. This follows the request of party leader Minister Benny Gantz to move forward in broad agreement to an election before October, a year since the massacre."

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