MK Amir Peretz (One Nation Party) announced his faction’s final decision to resign from the national unity government. The party’s Minister Without Portfolio, Shmuel Avital, who is responsible for coordinating social affairs, will most likely submit his resignation from the cabinet on Sunday. Peretz, who heads the Histadrut National Labor Union, stated that the government has “betrayed” the working class, and he and his party can no longer be a part of the coalition.