Cabinet approves reshuffle for Gallant, Vaknin, Kahlon

The government has approved the appointments of former Kulanu MK Yoav Gallant as immigration absorption minister and Shas MK Yitzhak Vaknin as religious affairs minister.

Gallant, a former housing minister, left Kulanu to join Likud, ahead of the April national elections.

With his departure, Kulanu leader Moshe Kahlon, who is finance minister, also became acting housing minister.

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