Haaretz: Netanyahu is the worst official in the history of Israel. Those close to Gantz confirmed that he will withdraw from the government.
Writer Yossi Verter said that the prime minister "acts like a politician conducting election campaigns, and not like a statesman seeking the public good." What matters to him is preserving his 64-seat bloc, while hundreds of soldiers risk their lives in order to release a hostage or two, he said. He added that Netanyahu is hiding his intention from his senior partners, including the two ministers in the war council.