Blue and White Party leader MK Benny Gantz held a security assessment with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening, in which he said he expressed firm support for the joint Israel-US operation against Iran and called to topple the regime.
“I made it clear to the prime minister: ‘You have my full backing,’” Gantz said after the meeting.
He added, “The entire people of Israel are united” behind the goal to topple the Iranian regime.
Gantz also called for Israel to move forward in full force with its military campaign to “create conditions” for the fall of the Iranian regime.
“This will not happen in a single day,” he explained. “It may take several weeks in 2026, but it will change reality for generations to come.”
Gantz calls on Israel to come together
“There is a real opportunity for change in Iran, and stemming from it, we need to be there to stand behind the Iranian people and not allow the regime to regain control and return to threatening the entire region and us,” he said.
“This is a test of strategic coordination with our ally, the United States, with the countries of the region and the international community abroad. It is also a test of determination and unity at home,” Gantz added.
The Blue and White leader called for the country to come together during the war and to remain united afterwards as well.
“When Israel is determined and united, it prevails; that is true in these days, and it is important that we remember it in the days after as well.”
After the meeting, Gantz said that he had left it “knowing that Israel is doing the right thing for the future of our children.”
His support joins that of other opposition party leaders who have given Netanyahu their full backing for Operation Roaring Lion.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid also expressed his full support for the campaign on Monday. “I told the prime minister that all of Israel is united behind the operation,” Lapid said after a security assessment meeting.
“Since the start of the war, I have given my full backing to the prime minister and the entire military operation in a series of interviews and statements, emphasizing that when it comes to the Iranian threat, there is no coalition or opposition in Israel. We are all united,” Lapid posted Tuesday on X/Twitter.
“Our unity at this critical time is a source of strength for our people and our soldiers. Anyone who cares about Israel should seek to strengthen, not weaken it,” he wrote.
Other opposition party leaders, all Netanyahu’s rivals in the upcoming elections, including former prime minister Naftali Bennett, former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan, and MK Avigdor Liberman, have also voiced support for the government’s operation against Iran in recent days.