Centrist Benny Gantz delivers a speech to the Israeli media announcing his resignation from the war cabinet, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, on June 9, 2024. (Credit: Jack Guez/AFP)
After challenging Benjamin Netanyahu on numerous occasions over the past few months, Benny Gantz took action on Sunday evening. The day before, Gantz’s ultimatum to Netanyahu had expired. In mid-May, the former chief of staff and member of the war cabinet had urged the prime minister to approve a strategic “action plan” for the post-war period in Gaza, otherwise, he would tender his resignation on June 8. Gantz, who postponed his announcement by a day due to the Israeli army’s special operation in Gaza in which four hostages were freed, finally carried out his threats. “Netanyahu is preventing us from progressing to a real victory. That is why we are leaving the emergency government today with a heavy heart but with a whole heart,” Netanyahu’s rival, who had joined the cabinet that was set up in October to lead the military campaign in...
After challenging Benjamin Netanyahu on numerous occasions over the past few months, Benny Gantz took action on Sunday evening. The day before, Gantz’s ultimatum to Netanyahu had expired. In mid-May, the former chief of staff and member of the war cabinet had urged the prime minister to approve a strategic “action plan” for the post-war period in Gaza, otherwise, he would tender his resignation on June 8. Gantz, who postponed his announcement by a day due to the Israeli army’s special operation in Gaza in which four hostages were freed, finally carried out his threats. “Netanyahu is preventing us from progressing to a real victory. That is why we are leaving the emergency government today with a heavy heart but with a whole heart,” Netanyahu’s rival, who had joined the cabinet that was set up in October to lead the military...
