Just before the polls open, Likud broadcasts cautious optimism • The party defines 59 seats for the right-wing bloc as a remarkable achievement • PM: "Gantz has no coalition without Tibi"

"The battle of Netanyahu's life" - this is how the Likud party describes the election day that starts this morning.

The Likud is talking about momentum in recent days and that it is within touching distance of the 61 seats. However, neither a public poll nor tests carried out within the Likud revealed that the right-wing bloc had the hopeful majority of 16 seats.

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Perhaps this is why the party says it is an "incredible achievement" for them to bring 59 seats from the entire rightist bloc, mainly because it will block a particularly troubling option for the party: the establishment of a blue-white government with Lieberman's support and the joint list from outside. However, Likud states that they believe that the three MKs of the Balad party will not support the establishment of a Gantz government, thus blocking the possibility of forming a blue-and-white minority government. If in the case of a draw, Likud officials believe that Israel may also be drawn into the elections for the fourth time.

Yesterday Netanyahu convened Likud members and said: "If we do not worry about bringing this victory, we know what the alternative revealed by Amir Peretz. We have information that there is indeed such an agreement between Benny Gantz and Amir Peretz, Lieberman and Ahmed Tibi to support the outside. Lanz to form a government, only with this support. " According to Netanyahu, "There are those who are distracted by this powerful discovery that is backed up with more information. We try to tell people to focus primarily, don't be fooled by stories and stories."

Netanyahu added: "We have four main missions: applying sovereignty - I said that's what we did, everyone said it was a spin and an election exercise, but here's part of the reality; a historic defense alliance with the US will preserve Israel's freedom of action; We will work to remove the Iranian threat in ways that I will not detail and sign other peace agreements with other Arab states; And we will continue the five percent growth trend. "

Likud's coming to the election campaign when Netanyahu faces a trial that will begin on the 71st. Despite this, Netanyahu easily defeated Gideon Sa'ar in the primaries. During the election campaign, U.S. President Donald Trump introduced the centennial plan promoted by the prime minister.

Many wondered about the date of its publication in the midst of the Israeli election campaign, but a blue-white chairman and a partner also took part in the election, but chose to return to Israel to be present at a vote on the establishment of the Knesset committee to discuss the prime minister's immunity from prosecution.