Knesset's term comes to an end after 2020 budget was not approved. The election will be held by law in about 90 days.

Blue and White chairman says party will support a rolling budget to ensure the government functions during election season.

US President-elect Joe Biden In Tuesday vowed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic."In the first 100 days of my administration, we will: Ask all Americans to mask up, administer 100 million vaccine shots, get most schools back open. We"re going to contain the virus and get back to our lives," he tweeted.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu noted that he had talked to the CEOs of several pharmaceutical companies about the vaccines since yesterday, and that "Israel could be among the first countries to emerge from the crisis."On the other hand, he said, "We are seeing a very sharp increase in morbidity in Israel."

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu tonight accused Blue and White of causing new elections."The Likud did not want elections, we voted against them time and time again."Unfortunately, Gantz withdrew from the agreements between us and this decision drags Israel to the elections. It happened due to an internal struggle in his party," he claimed.

Blue and White strikes back: Benny Gantz's party rejected Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's accusation that their party led to the early elections: "A criminal accused with three indictments drags the country to four election campaigns. If there was no legal case, there'd be a budget and there would be no elections."

Meretz Chairman MK Nitzan Horowitz responded to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's speech and accused him of causing the election."Defendant now: 'We're going to the polls because of a dictatorship of Leftist officials.' No Bibi we're going to elections because you are corrupt, inciting, and deceiving."Horowitz furthermore added: "Go, go already."

A Channel 12 News poll predicts Inly five seats for the Blue and White Party, four, if Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai forms a new political party.