An Israeli official says a top Israeli Cabinet minister's trip to Washington has angered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The dispute between Netanyahu and Benny Gantz underscores widening cracks in the country’s wartime government and rifts between Israel and the U.S. as the conflict in Gaza drags on.
Humanitarian aid is dropped by the United States over Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Palestinians wounded in an Israeli strike while waiting for humanitarian aid on the beach in Gaza City are treated in Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Humanitarian aid is dropped by the United States over Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
An Israeli official said Gantz had informed Netanyahu of his intention to travel to the U.S. and to coordinate messaging with him. The official said the visit is meant to strengthen ties with Washington, to bolster support for Israel’s ground campaign and to push for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
The U.S. wants to see progress on the creation of a Palestinian state, envisioning a revamped Palestinian leadership running Gaza with an eye toward eventual statehood.from Gantz’s party has questioned the handling of the war and the country’s strategy for freeing the hostages. Israelis, deeply traumatized by Hamas’ attack, have broadly backed the war effort as an act of self-defense, even as global opposition to the fighting has increased.
“There is a lot of anger,” he said, listing grievances that were building well before Oct. 7. “The moment you have that anger and a coalition that is disconnected from the people, there will be fireworks.”
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