Netanyahu Fortifies Himself with 7 Seats in Likud

Translation by SadaNews - This evening, Sunday, the "Law" committee of the Likud party approved the allocation of special seats for the party leader Benjamin Netanyahu.

According to Channel 12 Hebrew, as translated by SadaNews, it was decided to allocate 7 designated seats for Netanyahu among the first 29 seats of the Likud list that will participate in the Knesset elections scheduled for the end of October.

It was also decided to increase the number of seats allocated for women in the Likud list to 5 among the first 30 seats.

It was determined that Netanyahu would be granted the authority to form an organizational committee in case the security conditions do not allow for preliminary elections within the Likud due to the security tensions in the region with Iran.