Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now leading a minority government after losing the support of another ultra-Orthodox faction.
Shas, a Sephardic-haredi political party, announced its decision to exit the ruling coalition on Wednesday in protest of the government’s inaction to restore exemptions from military service for ultra-Orthodox believers.
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