Shas and UTJ deny reported deal with Netanyahu on pre-election bills

Shas and United Torah Judaism denied reports that they had reached a package with Prime Minister Netanyahu to advance Haredi-backed legislation in exchange for supporting coalition priorities. According to the report they denied, the Haredi parties would back the bill splitting the attorney general's role and a politically appointed Oct. 7 commission of inquiry; in return, the coalition would advance Basic Law: Torah Study and legislation halting arrests of yeshiva students before the July 16 recess.