Maariv newspaper quoted Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Lieberman as saying that he would not join the government, and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not qualified.

Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper also quoted him as saying that Israel has not yet achieved a major breakthrough in the south or the north, and that Netanyahu is unable to decide. Lieberman indicated that "there is only one solution to our situation, which is elections."

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority also quoted Lieberman as saying that he will meet with Benny Gantz today in the hope that he will join them to topple the government.