First publication: Netanyahu's secret meeting with Ben Gvir and Smotrich

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly convened Ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for a meeting at the Kirya in Tel Aviv, where he sought to coordinate moves ahead of the end of the campaign, with the focus on blocking Ofer Winter. The meeting took place against the backdrop of a prolonged rift between Netanyahu and Ben Gvir, who only yesterday claimed that the Prime Minister's Office is conveying messages to the world that Otzma Yehudit will not be in the next government.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly convened Ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for a meeting at the Kirya in Tel Aviv, as reported by political correspondent Moti Kastel. The meeting, described as dramatic, was intended to coordinate moves ahead of the final weeks of the campaign, with the focus on blocking Ofer Winter, chairman of 'Amcha Yisrael'. The meeting took place against the backdrop of a prolonged rift between Netanyahu and Ben Gvir. Only yesterday, the chairman of Otzma Yehudit accused the Prime Minister's Office staff of conveying messages to international parties that he and his party would not be part of the next government. The tension also comes as Otzma Yehudit sets tough opening demands for coalition negotiations, including the Defense Ministry for Ben Gvir and the Justice Ministry for MK Tali Gottlieb. The security plan presented by Ben Gvir includes encouraging voluntary emigration from Gaza and Judea and Samaria, changing open-fire orders, disarming the Palestinian Authority, and raising soldiers' salaries.