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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attacked five opposition leaders after they agreed to coordinate ahead of next month’s Knesset election in an effort to replace his government.
In his first response to the agreement, Netanyahu claimed that Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot would seek to form a government with Yair Lapid, Yair Golan, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman and Arab parties, according to Israel’s Channel 12.
“Only a strong Likud will stop them,” Netanyahu wrote on “X”, referring to his right-wing political party.
Netanyahu also posted an AI-altered version of a group photograph from the opposition meeting, adding United Arab List leader Mansour Abbas and Hadash-Ta’al leader Ahmad Tibi.
Opposition leaders coordinate election strategy
Channel 12 reported that the five leaders met at Lapid’s home in Tel Aviv to coordinate their strategy ahead of the October 27 election.
The meeting brought together Lapid of Yesh Atid, Eisenkot of Yashar, Bennett of Together, Lieberman of Yisrael Beiteinu and Golan of the Democrats.
In a document released after the meeting, the leaders described replacing the current government as their “shared highest objective”, despite their ideological differences.
No agreement on prime ministerial candidate
The five opposition leaders also pledged not to campaign against one another before a new government is formed. They agreed to work to increase voter turnout and broaden support for the opposition bloc.
However, they did not reach an agreement on a candidate for prime minister.
