Politics & Diplomacy
Netanyahu seeks unity government excluding Hamas supporters
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a unity government as an "absolute necessity" in a video statement released Monday, Middle East Eye reported. He stipulated that any such coalition must exclude what he characterized as "Hamas supporters."
Netanyahu did not specify which parties or figures he meant by the term. The statement came as he seeks to broaden his political base amid ongoing tensions over Israel's military operations and domestic divisions over governance.
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