The chairman of the State Camp and Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz, give a statement to the media, in the Israeli city of Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv on June 9, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Gantz had previously said he would leave the government by June 8 if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not formulate a new plan for postwar Gaza.The Associated PressIsraeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz give a statement to the media in Ramat Gan on Sunday. Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel's three-man war cabinet, announced his resignation on Sunday.
The move does not immediately pose a threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who still controls a majority coalition in Israel's parliament, the Knesset. But the Israeli leader becomes more heavily reliant on his far-right allies. Gantz said that Netanyahu is making "total victory impossible" and that the government needs to put the return of the hostages seized Oct. 7 by Hamas "above political survival."
The popular former military chief, joined Netanyahu's government shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel in a show of unity. His presence also boosted Israel's credibility with its international partners. Gantz has good working relations with U.S. officials.by June 8 if Netanyahu did not formulate a new plan for postwar Gaza.
He scrapped a planned news conference Saturday night after four Israeli hostages were dramatically rescued from Gaza earlier in the day in Israel's largest such operation since the eight-month war began. At least 274 Palestinians, including children, were killed in the assault, Gaza health officials said.
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