The bill was supported by 110 lawmakers during Wednesday’s vote. A second and third vote is expected to be held next week.

Hamas leader Yahya al-Sinwar in the Gaza Strip said on Saturday that resistance groups in Gaza must be ready because the battle (with the Zionist regime) will begin at the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Naftali Bennett was expected to meet Tuesday with the Bahraini king, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and his son, the kingdom’s prime minister and crown prince, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.