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Netanyahu Taps Foreign Minister Sa'ar for Interior Ministry Post
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will submit the appointment of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar as the new interior minister for Cabinet approval on Wednesday. Sa'ar is expected to hold both ministerial roles. Likud MK Ofir Katz declined the position to focus on Knesset coordination. The interior minister role has been vacant since May.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will appoint Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar as the new interior minister.
- Sa'ar is expected to continue serving as foreign minister while also heading the interior ministry.
- The appointment will be submitted to the Cabinet for approval on Wednesday.
- Likud MK Ofir Katz declined an earlier offer for the interior minister position.
- The interior minister role has been vacant since Moshe Arbel resigned in May.
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