MK Dan Illouz submitted his formal resignation letter to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana on Tuesday morning, according to Dana Liel (N12). The move follows his defection from Likud to Yisrael Beiteinu last week; under the Likud list rotation, Shabbatai Katesh is expected to replace him, as previously reported.
MK Dan Illouz (Likud) formally submitted his resignation letter to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana on Tuesday morning, as reported by Dana Liel (N12). The submission finalizes Illouz's departure from the Knesset, which he had announced last week following his defection from Likud to Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party.
The resignation follows a series of political frictions. On Aug 5, Illouz left Likud citing policy disagreements over Haredi draft exemptions; later that day, Likud removed him from its WhatsApp group. Coalition chairman Yuli Edelstein had reprimanded Illouz at a coalition meeting on Jul 7. On Aug 9, Illouz said he would resign after closing his office, either Monday or Tuesday, and accused colleague Avichay Buaron of seeking "public attention at any cost."
Under the Likud list rotation, Shabbatai Katesh, a Haredi representative, is expected to enter the Knesset in Illouz's place. Earlier reports on Tuesday morning had already indicated Katesh as the likely replacement. Illouz's departure marks the second Knesset resignation in recent days, following MK Yoav Segalovitz (Yesh Atid) who resigned on Sunday. The political landscape continues to shift as the summer Knesset session draws to a close.
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