Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz addressed the possibility of withdrawing from the Knesset race at Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth's 'People of the State' conference, declaring that 'no matter what happens, I'm running because the state needs to be saved. I'm running until the end. We are facing the greatest challenges that exist, there is no possibility of solving them with a narrow government.' Gantz added: 'The two times I went with Netanyahu, it was despite him being there, not because of it. Politicians are in politics for the seat and their own backside—I care about the state.'