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Lapid urges Smotrich to bring down government

10 August

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Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid (pictured) called on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday to help him bring down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Smotrich previously said he "lost faith that the prime minister is able and wants to lead the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] to a decisive victory" in Gaza.

Lapid urged Smotrich to join him in sending a letter to the speaker of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, explaining a "substantial change of circumstances that justifies resubmitting the bill" to dissolve the Knesset.

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