New Hope Party leader Gideon Sa'ar is set to join the government as a minister without portfolio and will be included in the inner circle of war consultations and serve as a member of the Security Cabinet. Sa'ar's return to government comes after years of tension between him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Once a close ally and a senior figure in the prime minister's ruling Likud party, Sa'ar broke away from Likud in 2020 to form the New Hope Party, citing deep disagreements with Netanyahu's leadership and policies.