Overview
- Israel’s ruling bloc filed a bill to dissolve the current Knesset and open the door to an early vote.
- Coalition whip Ofir Katz of Likud submitted the measure with backing from Shas, United Torah Judaism, Religious Zionism, Otzma Yehudit and New Hope.
- The bill sets no election date and assigns scheduling to the Knesset Committee, with voting not before 90 days after final passage and within five months of dissolution.
- A preliminary reading is planned in the plenum next week, followed by three further votes required for it to become law.
- Opposition parties have tabled competing dissolution bills, as pressure grows over draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox students and over the government’s handling of the October 2023 Hamas attack.