Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his readiness for dialogue on forming a broad government that he said he would lead, in remarks carried by Haaretz and several platforms. At the same time he rejected forming a government reliant on the Ra'am and Joint List parties, describing them as supporting terrorism and denying the existence of a Jewish state, and said the Israeli public does not want a government dependent on the two Arab lists.
Most coverage focused on Netanyahu's announcement of readiness for dialogue and leading a broad government, while the report citing Haaretz added the detail of rejecting reliance on Ra'am and the Joint List and describing them as supporting terrorism; "lebanon debate" in a second report cited the Israeli public's position on reliance on the two Arab lists.