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Likud attacks Ben Gvir over far-right election split
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party has criticised fellow cabinet minister Itamar Ben Gvir after he refused to unite with another far-right minister ahead of upcoming elections, Middle East Eye reported. The split threatens to fragment the far-right vote and potentially weaken the overall electoral strength of the rightist bloc.
Ben Gvir's decision to run his faction separately rather than merge with the other far-right candidate has drawn sharp criticism from Likud officials concerned about vote division among their ideological allies. The dispute underscores mounting tensions within Netanyahu's governing coalition as the campaign period begins. Political analysts have warned that a divided far-right field could diminish the bloc's combined seat count in parliament.
