Lapid admits: It will be difficult - something is happening behind the silence

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister Itamar Ben Gvir met last night and discussed preserving the right-wing government. Yair Lapid admitted that forming a government will be difficult, but hinted that "something is happening behind the silence."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister Itamar Ben Gvir met last night and discussed "how to preserve the right-wing government and prevent the formation of a left-wing government supported by terrorist supporters," according to a statement from Otzma Yehudit. Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Yair Lapid published a post on social media in which he admitted that the attempt to form a government will be difficult, but hinted that "something is happening behind the silence." Lapid asked the public for patience and emphasized that there is a huge Israeli majority that has stated what it wants. The article brings Lapid's full quotes and Otzma Yehudit's statement about the meeting, but does not elaborate on the content of the conversations or the specific political moves taking place.