Deputy Minister Almog Cohen has informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his resignation from the government and his return to the Knesset. In his letter, he cited the "deep state" as the reason for his resignation. "I am returning to the Knesset to bring to a vote the bill for establishing an airport in Nevatim - a national project that will create tens of thousands of jobs and make the Negev flourish for generations," he said. He claimed that "the deep state is wrong to think it is the sovereign, that it will determine where the complementary airport to Ben Gurion will be established."