![Ehud Barak, left, will remain as Israel's Defence Minister if the pact with the Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu is ratified.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LBNKBWDKPFKYAO3TE4KA2DPVEM.jpg?smart=true&auth=db019df238a8e5ad741dc9dee7e8e440aaaa90b15b892334f4ad81d9713670e9&width=400&height=225)
Ehud Barak, left, will remain as Israel's Defence Minister if the pact with the Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu is ratified.
Ehud Barak, left, will remain as Israel's Defence Minister if the pact with the Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu is ratified.
Netanyahu and Barak strike deal
The prime minister-designate and the outgoing defence minister have drafted a pact to unite their Likud and Labour parties.