Rivals to Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition of extremists have reached an agreement to form a coalition of 67 votes, past the 61-vote majority threshold.
The two largest Arab parties signed on with banning Netanyahu their top condition.
The agreement must be certified by Israeli president Isaac Herzog, which seems almost certain. Once that's done, the parties will need to adopt official positions for the government.
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Arab-led parties won a record 19 seats in Israel's 120-seat parliament in last week's general election.
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