Haredi parties believe Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf is likely to resign from the government before the budget vote, Maariv reported on Tuesday.In order for Goldknopf to vote against the budget in the Knesset plenum, he would need to resign from his ministerial position in order to return to the Knesset.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi discussed the state of the Middle East, including the situation in Gaza, during a call on Monday, according to the US State Department."They discussed the state of the region, including the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, the need to secure the release of all hostages, efforts to sustain assistance flows into Gaza, Syria’s political future, and the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement.