TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition may collapse next week, after one of his key ultra-Orthodox coalition partners called for the parliament to be dissolved.

Israeli media are widely reporting that new national elections may be called for early September.

"We have no trust in Netanyahu anymore," Degel HaTorah, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish faction in Netanyahu's coalition, said in a public statement. "We must move to dissolve the parliament imminently."


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Netanyahu's prosecution for war crimes could be nearer that most thought.

A political poll by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan published on Tuesday put Likud in first place in voting intentions, with a narrow lead over Beyahad – the joint list of Lapid and Bennett.

However, neither bloc appears capable of forming a government, given the fragmented electorate.

According to the poll, Likud would win 26 seats out of 120 in the Knesset, down from 32 in the outgoing parliament, while Beyahad would secure 25, ahead of Yashar (Straight) – the centre-right formation led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot.

Eisenkot is seen as a potential ally of Lapid and Bennett.

Many Israelis blame Netanyahu for the security failure that enabled the unprecedented attack by Hamas.

Since then, he has pledged to achieve a “total victory” over Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Iran – a goal that still remains elusive after more than two and a half years of multifront conflict.

Lapid and Bennett intend to make central campaign themes the establishment of a national inquiry commission into the 7 October attacks – aimed at assigning responsibility for the deadliest day in Israel’s history – as well as legislation to subject ultra-Orthodox Jews to compulsory military service.

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