Benny Gantz

Gantz launched a campaign attacking Netanyahu's Iran policy, with Likud responding by highlighting Gantz's past positions on Iran.

Gantz is positioning himself as a unity alternative but refuses to join Lapid's protests.

Gantz left the emergency unity government months ago and has been repositioning National Unity as the credible center-right alternative to Netanyahu ahead of anticipated elections.

Gantz remains the central figure in the opposition's attempt to present a centrist-to-left governing alternative, and his National Unity party is the pivot point for any future coalition that excludes the far-right.

Gantz, leading National Unity, continues to be a focal point of debate about whether opposition figures should join or stay out of an emergency government, following his earlier exit from the war cabinet.

Gantz, leading National Unity, has continued to pressure the government from outside the coalition after his dramatic exit, framing himself as a responsible centrist alternative to Netanyahu.

Gantz and National Unity remain in opposition after leaving the emergency government, and are positioning themselves as the credible alternative centrist bloc for any post-war election.