Israel forms emergency unity government for duration of war against Hamas
The extreme-right members of government that brought Netanyahu back into power will remain.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a political rival on Wednesday announced an emergency government for the duration of a conflict that has already killed thousands.
Amid the crisis that has been labelled"Israel's 9/11", Netanyahu struck the political deal with Gantz and pledged to freeze for now his government's flashpoint judicial overhaul plan that has sparked an unprecedented wave of mass protests since the start of the year.Opposition leader Yair Lapid has not joined the temporary alliance, although the joint statement said a seat would be"reserved" for him in the war cabinet.
Gantz last served in a Netanyahu administration in 2020-2021 under a rotation agreement that was meant to see him take the helm for the second half of the government's tenure, but early elections had been called before he was to become prime minister.Israel appeared to be readying for a possible ground invasion of Gaza, but faces the threat of a multi-front war after also coming under rocket attack from militant groups in neighbouring Lebanon and Syria.
Israel has been badly shaken by the deadliest attack since its creation in 1948 and the intelligence failure that allowed more than 1 500 militants to storm through the Gaza security barrier in their coordinated land, air and sea attack on the Jewish Sabbath.Unrest has flared in the occupied West Bank, where protests have been held in solidarity with Gaza and 27 Palestinians have been killed in clashes since Saturday.
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