Chairman of the Yamina Party Naftali Bennett held a first round of talks over the past two days with the heads of Likud, Yesh Atid, Shas, Religious Zionist, Blue and White, Labor, Yisrael Beytenu, and Meretz.

"Bennett blessed the party leaders in honor of the holiday and emphasized the need to act in a responsible manner to extract Israel from chaos and return the country to normal functioning," a party statement read.