The twin announcements by Netanyahu and the alternate prime minister, Benny Gantz, cleared the way for parliament to delay the budget vote until December. The late-night vote, coming two hours before a midnight deadline, left what has been a troubled alliance intact for at least a few more months.
“If we come to elections, blood will be spilled in the streets,” Gantz said in a nationally televised address. The country “needs a government that faces the needs of Israeli society, and not infighting.” In his address, Gantz angrily accused Likud of waging a personal campaign of incitement against him and said that things would have to change. He also accused Netanyahu, who is on trial for a series of corruption charges, of taking decisions to protect himself, instead of the interests of the country.
Under their coalition deal, the rivals faced a midnight deadline to approve a budget. Otherwise, the government would have collapsed, triggering a new election.
In other more important news Israeli citizens protesting in the streets, more importantly Gaza has been under constant bombing.... but yeah delayed election is what you should know about...
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