Defense Minister Israel Katz addressed the sample results on X. He said he "suggests" the opposition "show restraint and wait for the real results before they drop their masks and announce their willingness to form a minority government with the support of Arab parties—contrary to all the commitments they made before the elections, because they might need to do another flip-flop and deny they wanted to." Topaz Luk, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's adviser, wrote on X: "Patience"