Israeli Finance Minister Calls for Formation of National Unity Government

A member of the far-right in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government called today for the inclusion of opposition politicians as part of efforts to stabilize Israel, which is waging war against the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Gaza. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich posted on his official account on the platform "X," stating: "National emergency government now!" A statement from Netanyahu's Likud party indicated that "all partners in the ruling coalition agreed today to expand the government to include politicians who are currently in the opposition."