Opposition leader Yair Lapid responded Tuesday morning to a report by Channel 13 journalist Michael Shemesh that Naftali Bennett had explored the option of splitting from Lapid. Lapid called the report a "poison machine" attempt to harm someone who threatens them.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid responded Tuesday morning to a report by Channel 13 journalist Michael Shemesh, which claimed that Naftali Bennett had recently examined the possibility of parting ways with Lapid. Lapid characterized the report as an attempt by the "poison machine" to harm someone who threatens those behind it. The exchange marks another chapter in the ongoing political tensions between the two former coalition partners. No further details or official confirmations have been published at this stage.
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