The Knesset Plenum early Friday morning passed the second and third readings of the Party Financing Bill - which includes the official clause dissolving the 25th Knesset - by a 62-0 majority.

With the passage of the bill, the election recess has officially begun.

The vote followed last-minute political turmoil in parliament after Shas chairman Aryeh Deri sent the bill back to committee, refusing to put it to a vote without opposition support.

The drama unfolded when the Shas leader refused to vote on the bill - which sets both funding allocations and the date for the Knesset's dissolution - without opposition backing, arguing that party financing impacts every faction.

The opposition held a firm line, with the Yesh Atid party refusing to support the measure and declaring: "Let the coalition vote on its own."

The Yisrael Beytenu party slammed the coalition, stating: "According to the legal opinion of the Knesset Legal Advisor, the parliamentary recess does not depend on completing any legislative process, but was scheduled in advance for July 17. Therefore, the coalition's disgraceful attempt to tie the end of the session to an increase in party funding has no basis in reality."