Yoaz Hendel, who has been elected to the Knesset on behalf of the Blue-and-White Party, says that there is no problem in the fact that the chairman of his party has not yet congratulated Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on his victory in the elections.

Hendel told Israel Defense Forces Radio, "I am convinced that when there is a final outcome, Benny Gantz will call to congratulate Netanyahu. We could have waited with our early victory speech. We are political novices."