Knesset

Senior Likud officials have urged Netanyahu to consider reserving a spot for Haddad on the Likud list in order to prevent him from joining Winter and creating another force to Likud's right.

Heller said his preferred government would take a hawkish approach to defense while advancing several major domestic reforms.

When inquired by KAN, Ohana's office responded: "It is unclear to us what is new about the Knesset speaker's consistent position that the Knesset will not meekly accept being trampled."

Later, she called on Netanyahu to intervene in the composition of the party list, criticizing the lack of women on the primary list.

Baharav-Miara said the election period would get in the way of a decision and noted that the current government had not established one anyway.

Petitioners challenged the Finance Committee’s authority to approve the funds during the election recess, while the Knesset and Finance Ministry argued that the proceedings were lawful.

Several current Likud ministers and MKs are expected to lose their seats in the 26th Knesset following October's election, largely because the party's size is expected to shrink from 36 to 20-25 MKs.

Amir Ohana, Yariv Levin, Miri Regev, and Ofir Katz round out Likud's new top five • May Golan, Gila Gamliel, Idit Silman, and Avi Dichter among lawmakers expected to drop out of Knesset

Former finance minister Moshe Kahlon and MK Tsega Melaku are two of the names under consideration for Netanyahu's reserved slots.

From Trump and Modi to Khamenei and Mamdani, Netanyahu’s campaign billboards reveal a striking shift in the political appeal he is selling to Israeli voters.