Orly Ades butts heads with Health Ministry over plans for pandemic-era vote, as Knesset committee seeks ways to cut down on travel, avoid repeat of US-style electoral chaos

House Committee, held by Gantz's party, votes against sending legislation to another committee, meaning Likud can't hold it up and Blue and White can set election date

Katz said still insisting on passing 2021 budget next year, while Blue and White demand 2-year budget passed by Dec. 23 deadline in accordance with campaign agreement

Comments come after internal polling reportedly showed new centrist party led by former generals would have best chance at siphoning voters off right-wing bloc

Right-wing voters are famously faithful to their camp’s leader, giving Netanyahu room to maneuver, compromise, and live to fight another day

Blue and White chief calls PM a 'schemer and liar'; despite poor poll numbers, he asserts his party will win most seats if election held; rules out teaming up with Lapid again

But reports say former army chief is undecided on entering politics and has not committed to Ya'alon, who plans to split from current alliance with Yesh Atid

With Knesset on brink of dissolution, Blue and White chief says new vote preferable to gov't paralysis: 'I'm afraid Netanyahu is more concerned with his trial than his country'

Internal polling reportedly shows new centrist party led by former generals would have best chance at siphoning voters off right-wing bloc

Blue and White says Israel Katz to meet with defense minister on Sunday 'to present a budget for 2020-2021'; FM insists financial plan can be passed by December 23 deadline