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Blue and White leader Benny Gantz said he would halt his campaign if his party fails to cross the electoral threshold in the final week before Israel's election, aiming to avoid wasted votes. Separately, a Channel 12 investigation accused Shas's No. 6 candidate Dror Amos of diverting funds from a nonprofit for bereaved families to yeshiva students, prompting a rights group to seek a criminal probe and his disqualification.