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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the country’s wartime cabinet, Israeli officials have told CNN.
Netanyahu’s decision came after opposition leader Benny Gantz announced his withdrawal from the body last week, citing Netanyahu’s failure to develop a strategy for the Gaza war and future governance of the Strip.
Meanwhile, there have been increasing calls for him to join a war cabinet from far-right members of Netanyahu’s ruling coalition, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
The war cabinet was formed five days after Israel went to war with Hamas on October 7 and includes not only Netanyahu and Gantz, but also Defense Minister Yoav Galant.
Other politicians, such as Gadi Eisenkot and Ron Dermer, also attended as observers.
“Netanyahu is preventing us from achieving a real victory (in Gaza),” Gantz said in a televised address, announcing his “complex and painful” decision to leave the government.
He accused Netanyahu of putting personal political considerations above post-Gaza war strategy, claiming that “major strategic decisions have been met with hesitation and delays due to political considerations,” and urged the prime minister to hold elections in the coming months.
“I call on Netanyahu: Set an agreed date for elections. Do not divide our people,” Gantz said.
(CNN News)
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