Ultra-Orthodox parties to withhold backing for coalition bills

Shas and United Torah Judaism told the coalition whip that they will not support coalition legislation in the Knesset plenum today, after the daycare subsidy bill was not put on the agenda.

In a joint statement, the two ultra-Orthodox factions said, "We have now informed the coalition whip that due to the failure to bring the daycare bill to the agenda, we will not vote today in favor of coalition legislation in the Knesset plenum." The move deepens the coalition crisis and signals a further challenge to the government’s parliamentary discipline.

The parties did not announce any additional steps, but their decision means they are withholding support on legislation that the coalition is expecting to advance today. The immediate trigger is the continued absence of the daycare bill from the agenda, which they say prompted the protest.