According to CoinMeta, on the evening of the 7th, a spokesperson for the President of Israel issued a statement saying that President Herzog would authorize Gadi Eizenkot, the leader of the Yesh Atid party and former Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, to form a new government. Regarding the issue of government formation, Netanyahu, the current Prime Minister of Israel and leader of the Likud party, delivered a video speech on the 7th, in which he criticized Eizenkot, the leader of Yesh Atid. In response to Netanyahu's speech, Yesh Atid issued a statement on social media, accusing Netanyahu of being "a person who divides Israeli society" and only calling for "unity" near the end of his term. The statement claimed that the government formed by Eizenkot, with the support of Israeli Arab parties, "will destroy Israel from within." It also stated that Netanyahu has failed in his efforts to combat Hamas and therefore has no right to lecture others.