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(L-R) Yoaz Hendel in Petah Tikva, May 10, 2026 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90) Blue and White chief MK Benny Gantz at the Knesset on June 29, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) and Dedy Simhi in Jerusalem, July 5, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 )
July 5, 2026, 3:18 pm
Hendel said not expected to run with Gantz and Simhi amid Haredi coalition dispute
Reservists leader vows to boycott Haredi parties, but Gantz and newcomer Simhi haven’t ruled out sitting with them; meetings among the potential allies ongoing while party chair Hendel on active IDF duty
By Ariela Karmel
Yoaz Hendel (L) and Benny Gantz (R) at the Knesset on May 13, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 25, 2026, 4:54 pm
Potential Gantz-Hendel-Simhi alliance faces hurdles despite merger reports
Sources say talks between Blue and White, Reservists, Dedy Simhi ongoing but gaps remain over position on Haredi parties; Reservists exploring other options, seeks to be ‘kingmaker’
By Ariela Karmel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White chief Benny Gantz greet each other at a special plenum session presenting the new emergency government at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem on October 12, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 22, 2026, 5:20 pm
Netanyahu is using a desperate Benny Gantz to do his political dirty work
Whether Gantz crosses the election threshold or not, his frantic campaigning and attacks on former political allies are serving the prime minister’s agenda perfectly
By Shalom Yerushalmi
MK Chili Tropper attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, August 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 3, 2026, 3:14 pm
Blue and White MK Chili Tropper quits party, raising speculation about his future… and Gantz’s
Former minister becomes latest to leave Gantz’s floundering faction, says he’ll meet anyone who will ‘rebuild’ country’s leadership; reports say move to Eisenkot’s party likely
By Ariela Karmel
L-R: Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot seen during a visit to Kibbutz Yiftah near the Israeli border with Lebanon, March 9, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90); opposition leader and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid in the Knesset, March 30, 2026. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90); former prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a funeral at the Military Cemetery in Beit She'an on April 9, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
April 28, 2026, 4:25 pm
Lapid said willing to drop to third spot on ticket with Bennett if Eisenkot joins
Eisenkot resists invitation, welcomes economist Shaul Meridor into his own Yashar party’s electoral slate; low-polling Gantz says Bennett-Lapid merger doesn’t serve Israel’s interests
By Sam Sokol, Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Blue and White party chair Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, December 29, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 14, 2026, 6:40 pm
Opposition leaders claim new Gantz campaign against Arab parties is hypocritical, aids PM
Blue and White party’s new messaging draws fire from left-wing parties, who say it is a desperate bid to court Netanyahu amid calls for Gantz to quit due to slipping poll numbers
By Ariela Karmel
Ministers and lawmakers attend a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 26, 2025, 9:17 pm
Coalition blocks bill for immediate funds for released hostages, bereaved families
Opposition MK who proposed legislation says coalition ‘turned its back’ on freed hostages, one of whom decries lack of support after returning from Hamas captivity
By Ariela Karmel
L-R: National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at a National Security Committee meeting at the Knesset on November 3, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); MK Pnina Tamano-Shata attends a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 29, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 4, 2025, 4:00 pm
Opposition MK says Ben Gvir accosted and verbally assaulted her at Knesset
Pnina Tamano-Shata to file ethics complaint, weighing police complaint and lawsuit, after national security minister allegedly got in her face, called her ‘f*cked up and stupid’
By Sam Sokol
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid chairs a meeting of his Yesh Atid party in the Knesset, October 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 27, 2025, 7:17 pm
Lapid says he’ll push for revoking ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers’ right to vote
Liberman welcomes opposition leader’s threat, while Gantz derides ‘illegal’ and undemocratic proposal
By Sam Sokol
(Clockwise from top left): The Democrats chief Yair Golan, Yesh Atid chief and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, Blue and White chief Benny Gantz and Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman hold a joint press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 6, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 21, 2025, 12:30 am
Opposition chiefs form ‘permanent forum’ to work on ousting PM; Bennett, Gantz stay away
Lapid, Liberman, Golan, Eisenkot to meet again next month on ways to defeat Netanyahu, expect Bennett, Gantz to join them; aim to set up team to draw up ‘guidelines of next government’
By Sam Sokol
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid (L) meets with former MK Gadi Eisenkot, September 7, 2025. (Courtesy)
September 9, 2025, 4:02 am
Netanyahu rivals boost coordination, looking to optimize bloc ahead of next election
Eisenkot sits down separately with Lapid and Bennett; opposition figures agree to call meeting with Liberman and Golan to forge alternative to current Likud-led coalition
By Sam Sokol
Then-war cabinet ministers Gadi Eisenkot (right) and Benny Gantz hold a press conference at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 26, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 4, 2025, 12:59 pm
Eisenkot urges Gantz to resign, as polls show his party failing to enter Knesset
Blasting Blue and White leader’s attempt to join Netanyahu’s coalition, his former partner says PM to blame for lack of hostage deal, not far-right parties
By Sam Sokol
MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on July 14, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 21, 2025, 4:57 pm
Gantz’s party signals it may join coalition if PM’s far-right allies bolt over Gaza deal
Responding to op-ed calling him a ‘useful idiot,’ Gantz’s Blue and White-National Unity says: ‘An idiot is someone who hates [Netanyahu] more than they want to return the hostages’
By ToI Staff
MK Orit Farkash-Hacohen poses for a picture at a home in Jerusalem, June 9, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 24, 2025, 4:48 pm
In latest blow to Gantz, MK Farkash-Hacohen resigns from Blue and White
Centrist lawmaker hopes to join forces with Gadi Eisenkot, says she won’t resign from Knesset as her seat would go to coalition party that Blue and White was previously allied with
By Sam Sokol
This combination photograph created on July 2, 2025 shows (L) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 30, 2025, and (R) MK Benny Gantz on June 30, 2025. (Maayan Toaf / GPO and Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 2, 2025, 9:35 pm
Coalition said mulling asking Gantz to join if far-right parties bolt over Gaza deal
Report says embattled centrist leader is in contact with PM over potential entry into government, offsetting threats by Smotrich, Ben Gvir to bring it down over potential truce
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
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