The defection of a key lawmaker has left PM Naftali Bennett’s government holding fewer than half of parliamentary seats Israel may be headed for its fifth election in three years as the ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett shows signs of unraveling and losing its grip on power.

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The US president will not be able to “stop the war” between Israel and Hamas, Jordan’s foreign minister Jordan has canceled a summit involving US President Joe Biden and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas following a deadline missile strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip.