India, July 16 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition in Israel has been reduced to a minority in parliament a key partner left the government on Wednesday, a report said.

The ultra-orthodox party Shas, which said it won't want to cause a collapse of the government, broke up with Netanyahu over a proposed law that would water down religious exemptions from compulsory military service, Bloomberg and AP reported.

Shas has 11 members, and its members' resignations will leave Netanyahu with 50 seats in parliament, short of the 61-seat majority.

Another ultra-orthodox party, the United Torah Judaism Party, had quit earlier this week over the same issue, it added.

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