Shas' Party Leader Eli Yishai said upon arriving at the coalition negotiations meeting that "we have no problems to sit in the opposition as long as a plan is made to unify the nation rather than create a divide."
Yishai estimated that "the prime minister wants (Yair) Lapid in the coalition more than he wants Shas. I don't see any major difference between the prime minister and Lapid in regards to the IDF draft outline." (Shiri Hadar)