Illouz Reported Leaving Likud and Skipping Primaries

Reports on Saturday night said Likud MK Dan Illouz is leaving the party and will not run in its coming primaries, making him the latest draft-law critic to exit the ruling slate after Yoav Gallant and Yuli Edelstein. Coverage tied the move to his opposition to coalition-backed haredi conscription legislation, including the Basic Law: Torah Study push and related religion-and-state disputes. The reports also cited Illouz's recent clash with coalition whip Ofir Katz and criticism of Likud discipline around the legislation. The development lands as Likud prepares for a tense election-season list fight over Netanyahu's reserved slots, primaries and ideological cohesion.