Gantz initiated talks with various party leaders

Leader of Blue and White, Benny Gantz, spoke with the heads of Yisrael Beytenu, The Democratic Union and the Labor Party and asked them to meet, Ayelet Shaked (New Yamin) and Aryeh Deri (Shas), both said they'll meet with Gantz after Blue and White's meeting with the Likud.

Gantz also asked to meet with Yaakov Litzman and Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism) and with Rafi Peretz (Yamina), but they refused to meet claiming that the Likud is their representative in the right-wing bloc