Netanyahu spoke for the first time since the elections with the heads of the right-wing bloc

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for the first time since the elections with the heads of the right-wing bloc, including ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir, and conveyed a direct message to them: 'We are together and we stay together.' The conversations were intended to ease concerns amid reports regarding the American administration's plans and voices calling for a unity government.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke this evening (Thursday) for the first time since the elections with the heads of the right-wing bloc, including ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir. In the conversation, Netanyahu conveyed a direct and unequivocal message to them about the continuation of the partnership: 'We are together and we stay together.' The conversations were scheduled to take place last night but were postponed due to developments and the Prime Minister's speech. In the message, Netanyahu sought to ease the concerns of Ben Gvir and Smotrich, which arose against the backdrop of reports on the American administration's plans, concerns surrounding the 'day after' issue, and the desire heard in the political system for the formation of a unity government. This was a message that Netanyahu considered of great importance, with the aim of keeping the right-wing bloc united.