The Takeaway: Netanyahu faces uphill battle to bring down Israeli coalition government

Bennett seeks to deescalate Jerusalem confrontations; Hamas tries to reign in Islamic Jihad; Erdogan shakes up Turkey-Tunisia ties; Ukraine war creates food crisis in Egypt; Egypt misses out on Moon Knight; and more.
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Former Israeli prime minister and current leader of the opposition Benjamin Netanyahu (L) gestures to supporters behind a glass panel during an anti-government protest by Israeli right-wing demonstrators in Jerusalem on April 6, 2022. - MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images
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Leading the news: Netanyahu toppling government a ‘very difficult mission’

Idit Silman, a member of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's own right-wing Yamina party, announced her resignation from the coalition last week, depriving the PM of his razor-thin governing majority and raising the likelihood of a fifth Israeli election in three years.

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