Outgoing Member of Knesset Yaakov Perry (Yesh Atid) said on Thursday morning that his decision to resign was a personal one not made recklessly.
Perry's resignation followed claims by a television news show that he had not done full military service. Interviewed by journalist Ayala Hasson on Radio 103FM, he said, "I have never hid the fact that heart problems prevented me from completing full military service." Perry addexd. "In recent months, various elements have been trying to undermine my credibility and many years of work for the State of Israel, and I have fought, worked and was even wounded during my service in the Israel Security Agency."