Overview
- Benny Gantz said he would not refuse to serve in a government led by Benjamin Netanyahu if that is the outcome after elections.
- He insisted he will not provide Netanyahu a decisive 61st vote and said he will work to prevent any 61-seat majority for the prime minister.
- Gantz pledged to keep Itamar Ben Gvir out of the defense portfolio, saying he will focus on pushing extremists to the margins.
- He ruled out relying on Arab parties to form a minority government, arguing that post–October 7 security decisions cannot hinge on their support.
- Channel 12 reported he is weighing a unity arrangement that could include Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Lieberman and potentially be headed by Netanyahu if no clear result emerges, prompting a public clash with Democrats chairman Yair Golan.