But the 2 fmr generals resigned last wk, & #Netanyahu has not said whether he will reconstitute the #WarCabinet. His close advisers now lack the political breadth & #military experience the war cabinet had, & the stature of #Gantz.
Here is a look at who he is likely to turn to:
Yoav Gallant, defense minister; Ron Dermer, #Israel’s minister for strategic affairs; Tzachi Hanegbi, Netanyahu’s national security adviser; Aryeh Deri, leader of an ultra-Orthodox Sephardic party.
>> #Gantz said #Israel knows how many #hostages in #Gaza are still alive
#Hamas retorts ‘no one has any idea’ how many #Israeli hostages are still alive
Macabre translation: "We can kill any number at any time and prove you wrong"
The fate of the 120 remaining hostages in Gaza is crucial to any deal
Hamas wants deal to include guarantees of permanent #ceasefire and complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza WITHOUT telling it how many hostages are still alive?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/middleeast/hamas-interview-israel-gaza-hostages-intl/index.html
#BBCNews - Israeli war cabinet minister Benny #Gantz quits emergency government
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clkkdymdwlvo
from #CommonDreams
#BenGvir Sets Sights on #Israeli War Cabinet After #Gantz Quits
The #NationalUnity leader delayed his departure due to an Israeli military operation that rescued four hostages but killed at least 274 people in #Gaza and wounded 698
#SolidarityWithPalestine
#NotAntisemitism #CeasefireNow
#EndUSAidToIsrael #DivestFromIsrael
#PrisonForNetanyahuAndGallant #IsraelWarCrimes #USHandsOffICC
#StopGazaGenocide
#Israel #Palestine
#news #press @palestine @israel
https://www.commondreams.org/news/itamar-ben-gvir
>> how the fuck did bibi get elected again?
Again?
In April, #Gantz called for new elections in September but #Netanyahu rejected that.
WHY are there NO plans for POSTWAR #Gaza?
Centrist Benny #Gantz, a member of #Israel’s war Cabinet, resigns over lack of plans for postwar Gaza.
The move does not immediately pose a threat to #Netanyahu, but Bibi is now more reliant on #FarRight allies
Gantz joined government shortly after #Hamas #Oct7 attack in a show of unity. His presence boosted Israel’s credibility with its international partners. He has good working relations with #US officials
#Gantz said #Netanyahu "is preventing us from approaching true victory".
#Gantz quits #Israeli government after his ultimatum to #Netanyahu expired yesterday
Gantz to leave Israeli government in rebuke of Netanyahu
Israeli opposition leader #Benny #Gantz announced his departure from the government
Saturday, destabilizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hold on power.
The move by Gantz, a former general, may not bring down the government, but it fractures the emergency coalition formed after Oct. 7
and increases the political pressure on Netanyahu to accept a Gaza cease-fire proposal that would bring home the hostages still held by Hamas.
Here’s what to know
• Israeli forces rescued four hostages in central Gaza on Saturday — Noa Argamani, 26; Almog Meir Jan, 22; Andrey Kozlov, 27; and Shlomi Ziv, 41.
All “are in good medical condition” and were transferred to a hospital for examinations, the Israel Defense Forces said.
They were taken hostage from the Nova music festival during the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7.
• The death toll from Saturday’s raid on the Nuseirat refugee camp was about 274 Palestinians, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday.
• At least 37,084 people have been killed and 84,494 injured in Gaza since the war started, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but says the majority of the dead are women and children.
• Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, including more than 300 soldiers.
Its military says 294 soldiers have been killed since the launch of its military operations in Gaza.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/09/israel-hamas-war-news-gaza-hostages/
>> Ultimatum weekend for #Netanyahu.
Netanyahu asks political rival #Gantz not to leave #Israel's emergency government
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-06-08-24/h_12540daac0c1953e7c9f5c8dea40f1f2
#BennyGantz postpones news conference on his possible resignation following #hostage rescue https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-06-08-24/h_017f10df8033d67aec9828321d0605c6
>>#Netanyahu #kicksSand in #Biden's eyes before #Hamas does
Well, THAT changed overnight!
#Biden's #Gaza plan 'not a good deal' but #Israel accepts it, Netanyahu aide says
Netanyahu has been under pressure to keep his #coalition government intact. Two #FarRight partners have threatened to bolt in protest at any deal they deem to spare #Hamas. A #centrist partner, ex-general Benny #Gantz, wants the deal considered.
#Israel's #Gantz moves to dissolve parliament
Israeli war cabinet minister #BennyGantz's #centrist party has proposed holding a vote to dissolve #parliament in a bid to bring about an early #election, his party said in a statement on Thurs.
#MiddleEast #geopolitics #Netanyahu #Gaza #war #HumanitarianCrisis
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-gantz-moves-dissolve-parliament-statement-2024-05-30/
@detritus @shoq @argv_minus_one @CryptoCrncyDan
>> Now, according to #AssociatedPress, a top #Israeli official said #Israel’s war with #Hamas is likely to last through the end of the year.
It’d be interesting to see how #Netanyahu squares this with the #Gantz ultimatum of June 8, 2024 to come up with an acceptable war plan