Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz said, "People ask me 'why did you join the government and save Bibi?' It wasn't about Netanyahu at all. I joined the government for our children and our sons, and I would do it again. Today we can move forward with a deal that will bring back all our hostages. I call on Netanyahu, Lapid and Lieberman: The time has come for a hostage redemption government. Let's form a government for six months and then go to elections. We'll announce an agreed election date in spring 2026." According to him, "I know that soon the poison factories will start working. They'll say I want to save Netanyahu - that's not true. I want to save the hostages and I'm not willing for Israel to lose."