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Benjamin Netanyahu disbands Israeli war cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has disbanded the country’s war cabinet, an Israeli official has told CNN
Netanyahu’s decision comes after opposition leader Benny Gantz announced his withdrawal from the body last week, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s request to join.
The war cabinet was formed five days after the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas and included not only Netanyahu and Gantz but also Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Other politicians such as Gadi Eisenkot and Ron Dermer also took part as observers.
But Gantz – seen as Netanyahu’s most formidable political opponent – announced his “complex and painful” decision to withdraw from the cabinet last week, citing Netanyahu’s failure to devise a strategy for the conflict in Gaza and the future governance of the Strip.
edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-06-17-24/index.html
Gantz’s resignation sparked calls from far-right members in Netanyahu’s governing coalition, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, to join the war cabinet. Both men were earlier pointedly excluded from the cabinet at
Benjamin Netanyahu disbands Israeli war cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has disbanded the country’s war cabinet, an Israeli official has told CNN
Netanyahu’s decision comes after opposition leader Benny Gantz announced his withdrawal from the body last week, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s request to join.
The war cabinet was formed five days after the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas and included not only Netanyahu and Gantz but also Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Other politicians such as Gadi Eisenkot and Ron Dermer also took part as observers.
But Gantz – seen as Netanyahu’s most formidable political opponent – announced his “complex and painful” decision to withdraw from the cabinet last week, citing Netanyahu’s failure to devise a strategy for the conflict in Gaza and the future governance of the Strip.
edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-06-17-24/index.html
Gantz’s resignation sparked calls from far-right members in Netanyahu’s governing coalition, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, to join the war cabinet. Both men were earlier pointedly excluded from the cabinet at
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