The National Unity or State Camp ( he, המחנה הממלכתי, HaMahane HaMamlakhti) is an Israeli

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made up of former IDF

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Benny Gantz's Israel Resilience Party and Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope party, as well as former IDF

Gadi Eizenkot. The alliance was created to participate in the

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. Since 12 October 2023, it has been part of the Thirty-seventh government of Israel, led by Benjamin Netanyahu.

History

Gantz and Sa'ar announced an alliance between their two parties on 10 July, which was initially called Blue and White The New Hope. The alliance was joined by former IDF

Gadi Eizenkot and former Yamina MK Matan Kahana on 14 August, at which point it was renamed the National Unity Party. Yamina MK

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joined the party on 22 August. Five members of the party ( Benny Gantz, Gadi Eizenkot, Gideon Sa'ar, Hili Tropper and Yifat Shasha-Biton) joined the Thirty-seventh government of Israel as

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in October 2023, following the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war; Gantz and Eisenkot also joined the

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Composition

Knesset members

Leaders

Knesset election results

References

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