Gantz knew that the storm was on the edge, and did nothing to stop it - voila! news. The upheaval in the state camp has been brewing for a long time and reached a boiling point in the war.

Now Sa'ar leaves Gantz with less than a third of the faction, branding himself as a potential candidate for leadership in the right's huge mandate bank in the next election. It is not impossible that he would be happy to add Sa’ar to the war cabinet, but partner Itamar Ben Gabir has his demand to join as well.