Netanyah loses majority in parliament, becomes minority government

However, Shas has no intention of supporting a no-confidence vote or the distribution of parliament, which would further complicate the political situation.

Furthermore, another ultra-orthodox party, United Torah Judaism, announced it would also leave the ruling coalition due to a long dispute over failure to draft a bill that would exclude yeshiva students from military service, writes mysophytrael.

The issue has long been a point of contention in Israeli politics, as ultra-orthodox communities require special treatment for their religious students.

However, technically the coalition may continue to function until the end of the Knesset holiday in late October, but with current count of members and recent evacuations, the Netanyah government is in an extremely fragile and at high risk of falling or further political crisis.

Otherwise, the Israeli Parliament consists of 120 deputies. This number has remained unchanged since the founding of the state in 1948, despite the country's population growth. Knesset is responsible for legislation, budget approval, government formation and monitoring of its activities.

Knesset members are elected every four years through a proportional system, where parties are granted seats in proportion to the number of votes they receive.

In the last elections of 2022, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah's coalition won the 64-seat majority, including his Likud party with 32 deputies. /Periscope/