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Gantz Rejects Merger Offers, Pledges to Run to the End

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz announced he will not withdraw from the upcoming election, rejecting offers to merge from Likud and Eisenkot's bloc.


Benny Gantz, 2023
Benny Gantz, 2023 · Photo: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz announced that he will not withdraw from the upcoming election and intends to run until the end, Reshet 13 and Srugim reported.

According to the reports, Gantz declared the launch of an extensive campaign three weeks ahead of the vote, expressing confidence in his electoral support and stating that his party holds at least six Knesset seats.

The reports also noted that the party leader rejected offers to merge onto candidate lists from both the Likud and the bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot. Further details regarding his next political steps have not yet been released.

Sources: סרוגים, רשת 13

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