Netanyahu responds to Ben Gvir – and reveals what government he intends to form

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to briefings from the circle of Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and clarified that he intends to form the next government based on the current coalition. He later presented the elections as a decisive struggle between two paths, warning that a victory for his rivals would destroy Israel's achievements.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded today (Thursday) to recent briefings from the circle of Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, according to which Ben Gvir does not wish to sit with Otzma Yehudit in the next government. Netanyahu clarified that he intends to form a government based first and foremost on the current coalition partnership, according to the government's basic guidelines. Later, during a Likud campaign meeting, the Prime Minister presented the upcoming elections as a decisive struggle between two paths. According to him, 'It's a huge victory for the State of Israel or a huge defeat; all our enemies want us to lose.' Netanyahu added that the public will have to decide between the path led by his government and that offered by his rivals, warning that if his rivals win, they will destroy all the achievements made under his government. The article quotes only Netanyahu and does not include a response from Ben Gvir or other parties.