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Thursday, June 17, 2021
New security cabinet to convene on Sunday for first time

(From left) Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, Gideon Sa'ar and Merav Michaeli sit together after their new coalition wins Knesset approval, June 13, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)
Ministers in the new high-level security cabinet will convene on Sunday for the first time.
The new government held a phone vote yesterday to approve the makeup of the forum, which is tasked with approving military operations.