Sources in the Knesset believe that if Gantz fails to persuade opposition representatives to limit the time for the debate to end by Thursday, he will consider convening the regular committee to approve Article 98 of the Knesset's enactment, which may limit the time for the debate.

• Netanyahu and Gantz at the time of signing the agreement

Speaker of the Knesset, Benny Gantz, today convened the heads of all factions in the Knesset to discuss the Knesset plenary debate for approval of the "Rotation Law" on second and third reading.

Knesset officials believe that if Gantz fails to persuade opposition representatives to limit the time for the debate to end By Thursday, it will consider convening the Regulatory Committee to approve the implementation of Article 98 of the Knesset Regulations, which may limit the length of the debate, 

which is used only in exceptional cases, which states that "in the discussion of the state budget proposal and other exceptions, the Knesset Committee may establish special discussion including establishing a temporary framework for discussion and speech. " 

unusual step The so far taken about ten times. He activated when brought to the Knesset for approval Disengagement Law in 2004 and the last time in 2017 on the subject of public broadcasting.

This step was considered after opposition factions filed more than 9,400 reservations for a basic bill: the government (the law of rotation) and party funding law. If no agreement is reached between representatives of all factions on the agenda, it may take several days. 

On introduction of legislation to end the second and third reading until Thursday night, enough to submit to the President the signatures of 61 MKs recommends to the President to form the Netanyahu government until Thursday at midnight. 

Accordingly, there will probably be no escape from the operation of Section 98 Regulations Knesset  

Last night, the committee ended the reading and voting on the 2,450 reservations for party funding, rejected all of them, and began discussing some 7,000 reservations about changes and additions "in the law of rotation."