Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a statement on the 5th attacking Arab political parties in the country, saying they “support terrorism,” and called for the formation of a government led by the Likud bloc. The former chief of general staff of the Israel Defense Forces and leader of the Integrity Party, Esenkort wrote on the same day that he would speed up the formation of a new government and work to renew and deepen the relationship between Israel and the United States.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a statement on the 5th attacking Arab political parties in the country, saying they “support terrorism,” and called for the formation of a government led by the Likud bloc. The former chief of general staff of the Israel Defense Forces and leader of the Integrity Party, Esenkort wrote on the same day that he would speed up the formation of a new government and work to renew and deepen the relationship between Israel and the United States.