Likud

Maariv poll shows Gantz voters declining, coalition still shrinking

MK Amit Halevi calls out the IDF's claim of dismantling Rafah battalions as false, proposes need for new security plan amid Gaza conflict and rabbinical law uproar.

Barkat has come under increasing pressure to leave the government in recent weeks, and it has intensified after Gantz resigned.

Despite the sparks that flew on Wednesday, the rabbi bill itself is unlikely to destabilize the government in coming days.

The current differences between the polls are mainly manifest in the results of the Likud and the National Unity – the two major parties identified with the Israeli mainstream.

Vaturi later stated that his words were taken out of context, then posting on X that "The demonstrations harm our national strength."

Knesset member Eliyahu Reuven criticizes the current coalition, suggesting potential elections amid governance concerns, emphasizing the need for leadership across Israel's political spectrum.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz both announced Danon’s return to the UN, where he previously served as the country’s ambassador from 2015 to 2020.

Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Eli Zafrani, Likud's mayoral candidate, instead of the current mayor, Avichai Stern, during a situational assessment of the escalating border in Israel's North.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also mourned the loss, stating, "We never agreed on everything, but I had always admired his view that [publicly serving] is a calling."