Gantz, who was in the opposition before the war, issued an ultimatum to Netanyahu in mid-May: he would leave the cabinet if he did not announce a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip before June 8, something that has not happened.
The still minister of Israel’s war cabinet, Benny Gantz, has called the media this Saturday at 8:40 p.m. local time (7:40 p.m. Euskal Herria) to announce that he is withdrawing from the emergency government created after the war and of the war cabinet.
The official announcement from his National Unity party (center-right) does not clarify the reason for the appearance, but the Israeli press and political analysts They assume that the politician is going to withdraw his support for the emergency Executive created by Netanyahu shortly after the Hamas attacks of October 7 to manage the war.
Gantz, who Before October 7 he was on the opposition sidewas the only leader to agree to Netanyahu’s request to form a wartime national unity government and achieved a position within the smaller war cabinet, where he is one of three members with voting rights, along with the Prime Minister himself and the head of Defense, Yoav Gallant.
Gantz, who in the past was chief of the General Staff and Minister of Defense, issued an ultimatum to Netanyahu in mid-May: He would leave the cabinet if he did not announce a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip by June 8something that has not happened.
The former minister, like other figures in the military establishment and experts, as well as the United States, believe it is essential to define as soon as possible who would assume civil and government tasks in the Strip when the war ends, once Hamas has been defeated.
Gantz’s political profile had been greatly enhanced during the war and still leads the electoral pollsand his resignation is a symbolic blow for Netanyahu, even though the numbers are still on his side.
However, the government coalition faces other dangers: the far-right parties -Jewish Power and Religious Zionism- have threatened to abandon it if the truce agreement with Hamas is signed, since they consider it a concession to agree to the end of hostilities; while the ultra-Orthodox formations -Shas and United Torah Judaism- do annul the military exemption that for decades has allowed young Haredis who dedicate themselves to studying the Torah to avoid compulsory military service.
In both cases, the 14 seats that the nationalist extreme right has; like the 18 of the ultra-Orthodox, they are vital for the survival of Netanyahu’s government.
Source: Eitb
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