Netanyahu Urges Unity to Prevent Civil War, Pledges Broad National Unity Government

On the eve of the Tisha B'Av fast, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a special statement praising the achievements of the recent war. He declared that Israel had successfully averted a "third destruction of the Temple," alluding to how close the country came to a civil war. Netanyahu emphasized the importance of national unity and committed to forming a broad national unity government after the upcoming elections to strengthen the cohesion of the Israeli people.