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Ahead of Tuesday's deadline to submit candidate lists, Israeli political parties are scrambling to finalize their slates, with Gadi Eisenkot's party hinting at possible mergers, including reported talks with Naftali Bennett. Meanwhile, Gideon Sa'ar's Unity party (Erdan's list) quietly moved to finalize its roster amid the broader reshuffling ahead of the October 27 election. In a related development, veteran Haredi lawmaker Moshe Gafni is set to be removed as leader of United Torah Judaism's Degel HaTorah faction, with Gafni and fellow MK Uri Maklev confirmed not to run in the upcoming election as the party seeks to 'refresh' its candidate list.