The former general and War Cabinet Minister, Benny Gantz, announced this Sunday his resignation from the Emergency Executive created by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, considering that it stands in the way of a “true victory.”
“Netanyahu is preventing us from moving towards a true victory. For this reason, today we abandon the Emergency Government, with a heavy heart, but with all our hearts,” Gantz said in an appearance that should have happened yesterday, but was postponed after the rescue from Gaza of four hostages in a bombing operation that caused the death of more than 270 Gazans.
About two weeks ago, Gantz gave June 8 as a deadline for his party to leave the War Cabinet if it failed to agree on a “comprehensive plan of action” with six objectives: bring the hostages home, overthrow and demilitarize Hamas in Gaza, establish an alternative government in the Strip, guarantee the return of residents on the northern border and forge normalization relations.
Jewish Power, the far-right party of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, announced today that it will vote again with Netanyahu’s coalition in parliament as long as “there is no reckless (truce) agreement on the table” and offered to replace Gantz as a cabinet member.
Gantz, who before October 7 was on the opposition side, was the only leader to agree to Netanyahu’s request to form a wartime national unity government and won a position within the smaller War Cabinet than that of the Government and with voting rights, in which in addition to Netanyahu there is also the Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s reaction
“Israel is in an existential war on several fronts. Benny (Gantz) this is not the time to abandon the campaign, this is the time to join forces,” Netanyahu said on the social network to victory.
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