The fifth Nahdliyin figures met Isaac Herzog at his residence in Jerusalem in early July 2024 were Gus Syukron Makmun, Dr. Zainul Maarif, Munawar Aziz, Nurul Bahrul Ulum, and Izza Annafisah Dania. "Whatever happens, as the chairman of PBNU, I apologize for the mistakes made by these NU friends," said Gus Yahya in a press conference on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Gus Yahya also hopes that the community will be forgiving and understanding towards these five figures.

He explained that the five NU figures met with the President of Israel after being consolidated and invited by certain parties. "According to the information we gathered, they were indeed consolidated. So there were those who approached them one by one to invite them to leave," said Gus Yahya.

"They were there for meetings, interviews with various parties. According to him, there was no prior meeting agenda with the President of Israel, it was suddenly held there," he added. He suspected that the five Nahdliyin figures did not fully understand the genocide actions carried out by Israel in Palestine."

He affirmed that until now PBNU still firmly adheres to fully support the Palestinian people. "I think this is a problem of my friends' ignorance about the constitution, maps, etc., maybe because they are not old enough. So the results are not as expected," he explained.

Gus Yahya also conveys an apology for the actions of the five Nahdliyin that have invited a lot of criticism. "Whatever happens, as the Chairman of PBNU, I apologize for the mistakes made by these NU friends. I also ask for their apology to the general public. Hopefully, they will be forgiven and hopefully it will not happen again," he said.