Gantz vows to stay in race, warns rivals may need Arab parties to form coalition

Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz, at a conference, dismissed polls showing his party failing to pass the electoral threshold and pledged to continue his campaign for another 15 days. He claimed he is the only candidate offering a solution to the country's 'intolerable situation' and warned that rivals like Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Liberman, and Naftali Bennett would be forced to rely on Arab parties to form a government. This signals ongoing fragmentation in Israeli politics ahead of elections, with coalition math increasingly complex.