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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.

Already on the rise, fertilizer prices skyrocketed amid trade disruptions over the conflict in Ukraine The rush to impose sanctions on Russia, and the departure of scores of companies from the country, following the launch of the military operation in Ukraine was done with a specific calculus: To devastate the Russian economy. However, in a…