Opposition Leader Yair Lapid has urged Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to join efforts to dissolve the current government and call for new elections. Lapid referenced Smotrich's recent loss of confidence in the prime minister's leadership, particularly regarding the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the failure to secure the return of hostages. Lapid proposed a joint letter to the Knesset speaker, citing a substantial change in circumstances that would justify resubmitting the bill to dissolve the Knesset. The move comes after a previous attempt to disperse the Knesset failed, but parliamentary rules allow for reconsideration if enough lawmakers support the initiative.