Chairman Avi Gabbay of the Zionist Union has responded to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's media statement by saying, "Israel's security is really the most important thing. The mixing of politics and security has harmed the security of the residents of the south."

Gabbay continued, "That's exactly why Israel has to go to immediate elections. It's possible to replace this government with a government that will really take care of security, and really believes that it is possible to change."