Tel Aviv, Mar 25 (AP) Israel's parliament passed a state budget on Tuesday, a move that shores up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition.

The budget's passing could grant Netanyahu months of political stability at a time when he faces serious public pressure over the war in Gaza and other contentious government decisions.

The budget vote was seen as a key test for Netanyahu's coalition, which is made up of ultranationalist and ultra-Orthodox parties.

They had demanded and largely received hefty sums for their constituents in exchange for support for the funding package. (AP) PY PY

State budget passage stabilizes governing coalition after negotiated constituency funding concessions to ultranationalist and ultra Orthodox partners. Passage of the state budget functions as a political stabiliser by securing funding allocations that reinforce coalition cohesion; ultranationalist and ultra Orthodox parties demanded and largely received constituency targeted appropriations in exchange for their support, with these conditional concessions serving as the operative mechanism to obtain legislative approval.