Yair Netanyahu criticizes Winter's new party as reports emerge over connection with PM

Yair Netanyahu criticized Ofer Winter's new "Amcha Yisrael" party and its No. 2, Yoseph Haddad, on Tuesday, claiming it would cause Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to lose the upcoming election to Gadi Eisenkot. He outlined scenarios where the party would "burn votes from the right" and lead to an "Eisenkot-Yair Golan-Mansour Abbas government." Meanwhile, Channel 13 reported that Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Winter in Tel Aviv after October 7 to discuss "Winter's plan to conquer Gaza." A source close to the Prime Minister stated, "Winter is the biggest threat in the election," amidst concerns from Likud officials that Winter's party could draw significant votes from the right-wing bloc.