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BBC News Jan 17
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak - a key minister of the coalition government - is resigning from the Labour party to form his own faction, Labor officials say.
Mr Barak is leading a breakaway group including four other Labor parliamentarians, reports say.
It remains unclear what effect the move will have on Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which retains its majority.
Mr Barak served as Israel's prime minister between 1999 and 2001.
A party official said four of Labour's 13 parliamentarians would be joining Mr Barak's new faction.
Mr Netanyahu's coalition currently has a slim majority, with 74 seats - including its Labour members - in the 120-seat Knesset
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak - a key minister of the coalition government - is resigning from the Labour party to form his own faction, Labor officials say.
Mr Barak is leading a breakaway group including four other Labor parliamentarians, reports say.
It remains unclear what effect the move will have on Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which retains its majority.
Mr Barak served as Israel's prime minister between 1999 and 2001.
A party official said four of Labour's 13 parliamentarians would be joining Mr Barak's new faction.
Mr Netanyahu's coalition currently has a slim majority, with 74 seats - including its Labour members - in the 120-seat Knesset