Member of Knesset Meir Cohen (Blue and White) has rejected the report in Yisrael Hayom that Blue and White Chairman Benny Gantz's speech in accepting the mandate to form a government was a sharp message to Yair Lapid.
Interviewed by Galei Tzahal radio, Cohen said, "It didn't happen. Nothing was aimed at any of the party leaders, only at the outgoing prime minister. Netanyahu is doing everything possible to lead the country to unnecessary elections." Addressing the right-wing factions, he concluded, "The best interest of the state comes before the best interests of one man or another - come to negotiations."