Netanyahu Urges Likud Members to Vote Wisely, Declines Last-Minute List Intervention

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a final statement to Likud party members ahead of the primary elections, expressing confidence that a strong party list will be chosen to prevent the formation of a narrow left-wing government. Netanyahu called on party members to vote thoughtfully and endorsed a winning list that would block Benny Gantz and Yair Golan from forming a coalition with Arab parties, as they have promised. "I will vote tomorrow in the Likud primaries for a winning list that ensures Eisenkot and Yair Golan do not establish a narrow government with the Arab parties," Netanyahu said. He further expressed trust in the party members' judgment, stating, "I rely on you, Likud members, to choose your representatives wisely." Netanyahu also announced that he does not intend to intervene at the last moment in shaping the party's national list, concluding with, "I am not intervening in the national list, and I wish everyone success."