The members of the Knesset who signed the letter are members of Likud, Yesh Atid, Yisrael Beytenu, Shas, Otzma-Yehudit, United Torah Judaism, and the Religious Zionist Party.
All in all, the coalition gained two seats, adding up to 46 total, while the opposition went down to 74, still making up a sizable majority of the Knesset’s 120.
Edelstein is one of the Likud members who is considered a possible successor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his comment seemed to be a call on the party to choose a new leader.
According to the poll, a reservists’ party headed by Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli (Likud) would win eight seats.
Responding to Gotliv's claims on X, judicial reform protest leader Bressler said she "is not moved by the campaign of lies.
"The shouts of 'now, now,' the outbursts during the Knesset meetings, these are weapons for Hamas, fuel for Hamas," Gotliv, an outspoken opposer to any ceasefire, told the hostage families.
The Dror Forum in Likud launched a petition demanding that the government "insist on full Israeli control over the Gaza Strip" as a fundamental condition for a cessation of hostilities.
If the Likud will no longer be the ruling party in a future election, nearly all of its current 18 ministers (not including Netanyahu) will be relegated to serve as opposition MKs.
Those who oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s all-right government enjoyed several hours of satisfaction last week.
The slight jump in popularity for Netanyahu and his party comes after senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri’s assassination in Beirut, as well as two dramatic rulings of Israel’s High Court.