Yair Lapid

What changed

Both statements concern the same specific matter: Lapid offering Netanyahu a parliamentary safety net (רשת ביטחון) of Yesh Atid votes to support a hostage deal against Ben Gvir and Smotrich's opposition. Statement A, from July 2, 2025, cites 23 fingers (votes), while Statement B, from August 21, 2025, cites 24 fingers — the same defined offer for the same defined purpose. These are genuinely incompatible figures for the same specific quantity at (roughly) the same stage, not a cumulative count that naturally grows over time. The one-vote discrepancy likely reflects a change in Lapid's coalition or caucus size, but he presents both as his current offer without acknowledging any change.