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Israel's parliament convenes without new government formed
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Israel's parliament was sworn in on Tuesday without a new government in place, Al-Monitor reported. A deadlocked general election has left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu without a parliamentary majority while denying his main rivals the numbers needed to govern.
Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief, is attempting to forge a governing coalition from the fractured results. The political impasse leaves Israel without a functioning cabinet as negotiations continue among competing factions.
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