Israeli government skips parliament vote backing Trump’s Gaza plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition boycotted a parliamentary vote on Wednesday endorsing US President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the two-year Gaza war.

The motion, introduced by opposition leader Yair Lapid, was mostly symbolic since Netanyahu had already backed the plan after Israel agreed a ceasefire with Hamas in October.

Fewer than a third of the Knesset’s 120 lawmakers took part, with 39 voting in favour and none against.