Chairman Avi Gabbay of the Zionist Union has responded to a report of indictments in Israel's purchase of submarines from a German company by saying, "The prime minister is responsible for the corruption of his men and cousin Shimron in the submarine affair."

Writing on Twitter, Gabbay continued, "Whether he knew or not - a person whose closest people took bribes at the expense of state security and who does not even bother to distance himself from them - is not fit to run a state."