Israel’s war cabinet minister Benny Gantz resigned from the emergency government, dealing a decisive blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
He withdrew his party from the coalition after Netanyahu missed a June 8 deadline to present a concrete plan for the Gaza enclave's post-war governance.
Netanyahu has previously floated"day-after" provisions for the Gaza Strip that included Israel's"responsibility of overall security" of the territory and a stalwart rejection of splintering it into a separate Palestinian state.Gantz announced his resignation on Sunday, just as Netanyahu celebrated the rare rescue of four hostages taken captive during the Oct.
Current opposition leader Yair Lapid welcomed the decision of Gantz and of his ally Gadi Eisenkot to leave the emergency government as"important and right." Gantz's seismic departure will rattle, but not uproot the administration of Netanyahu. Eran Etzion, former deputy head of Israel's National Security Council, told CNBC on Monday that the Israeli prime minister can reposition back in his coalition of far-right support and ultra-Orthodox parties.
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