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Both Bennett’s Yamina and Lapid’s Yesh Atid refused to comment publicly on the talks, as both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the bloc of parties opposing him attempt to convince Yamina to join their potential coalition.
Earlier on Thursday, New Hope chairman Gideon Sa ar also renewed coalition talks with Yair Lapid, who is working to form a government before his mandate expires on June 2.
Both parties negotiating teams met on Thursday for the first time since talks between Yesh Atid and New Hope were halted amid the Gaza fighting.
The U.S. has grown concerned over 'signs of nascent security cooperation' between the Abu Dhabi and Beijing, the Wall Street Journal reported, and officials want to renegotiate the deal inked at the end of Trump's presidency
Egypt has longstanding relations with both sides in the conflict and played a key role in brokering the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, in coordination with the United States
The Yesh Atid-Meretz agreement includes an increase to the health budget and climate change legislation ■ Lapid is set to meet with Labor, Kahol Lavan with a week to go before his deadline expires
Breaking the cycle of repeated deadly clashes between Hamas and Israel won t be easy. But it would help to involve Arab countries and expand the Abraham Accords to more Arab states.