Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope have signed an agreement to run together on a merged list in the next elections. New Hope will be absorbed into Likud after the elections in 2026. Sa'ar had previously quit Likud but returned to government in September.

Original article source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/saars-new-hope-signs-agreement-to-merge-with-netanyahus-likud-in-next-elections/
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