Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Thursday evening to do all that he can to bring the sides together on the controversial judicial overhaul plan, but did not pledge to halt the legislation process.

Addressing Israelis on TV in prime time, the Israeli prime minister said that the next phase of the judicial overhaul — a bill changing the composition of the committee for selecting judges — will be brought to Knesset for final approval on Monday.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had originally planned address Israelis on Thursday night as well, to call on Netanyahu and on their coalition partners to immediately halt the legislation. Before the scheduled speech, Gallant met with Netanyahu, presenting to him the security risks of the widening rift within the Israeli people. Despite these security concerns, Gallant eventually backed away from making a public statement.

Netanyahu welcomed the Knesset vote on Wednesday on a legislation that prevents impeachment of a sitting prime minister absent of health reasons. Until Wednesday, Netanyahu was prohibited from dealing with the details of the judicial overhaul. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara made that ruling based on the ongoing bribery trial against Netanyahu and on basis of ensuing conflict of interest. But with the threat of impeachment gone, Netanyahu said he will get involved.   “Until now, my hands were bound. Now I am getting involved," he said.