Due to the trumped up charges. All portfolios of resigned ministerial positions actually revert to.....the Prime Minister.
LOL!!
From the article....
...Netanyahu’s move to quit the other posts came hours after he announced that he would ask the Knesset for immunity from prosecution in the three criminal cases against him.
Netanyahu made the statement in a nationally televised appearance four hours before a midnight deadline, defending the decision as protection from “trumped-up charges.”
Sorry...saw your post after I posted my opinion. Thinking more behind the scenes.