Israeli government skips parliament vote backing Trump’s Gaza plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition boycotted a parliamentary vote on Wednesday endorsing US President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the two year Gaza war.

The motion, introduced by opposition leader Yair Lapid, was mostly symbolic since Netanyahu had already backed the plan after Israel agreed a ceasefire with Hamas in October.

Fewer than a third of the Knesset’s 120 lawmakers took part, with 39 voting in favour and none against.