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Minister threatens to withdraw support from Netanyahu if he does not develop a post-war plan in Gaza

The War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz threatened this Saturday to abandon the emergency government if the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahudoes not agree with a plan for a Link before June 8, including who could govern the devastated Palestinian enclave.

In a television message, Gantz demanded the War Cabinet -composed by Netanyahu and the Minister of Defense, Yoav Galante– develop a six-point plan so that your centrist party does not abandon the coalition in three weeks.

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“There is something deeply broken in the way Israel’s leaders are conducting the war.”he assured Gantzwho said it wasn’t like that at his party, national unityjoined an emergency coalition days after the massacre of Hamas on October 7th.

But “Recently something went wrong“added the politician, before blaming”a small minority“to enjoy “of Israeli ship and sail towards a rock wall.”

Gantz He asked Netanyahu that I chose “national interest above personal” and warned him that if he chooses “the path of fanatics and leads the entire State to the abyss” will be forced to leave.

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuresponded shortly afterwards to Gantzin an enigmatic message in which he described his demands as “euphemisms” that seek to hide the defeat of the Israel.

The meaning (is) clear: the end of the war, the defeat of Israel and the abandonment of most of the hostages, leaving Hamas intact and establishing a Palestinian state“, he said Netanyahuaccording to statements published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

In turn, the Minister of National Security, the extreme right and the settlers Itamar Ben Gviraccused Gantz on the social network X of previous attempts to dissolve the Government, and encouraged the idea of ​​dismantling the current War Cabinet in exchange for a “determined, powerful and decisive politics”.

The ultimatum of Gantz It comes days after the Minister of Defense and member of the War Cabinet Yoav Galantepublicly contradicted Netanyahu by opposing any military-oriented Israeli government in Link.

Right now, in different parts of the country, like Kaplan Street in the center of Tel Avivthousands of Israelis are also demonstrating against the Government and in favor of a truce agreement that will release more than 130 hostages held in Linkat least thirty of them already dead.

The opposition leader joined this demonstration Yair Lapidwho once again asked for the resignation of both Gantz as well as the observer member of the War Cabinet, the minister Gadi Eisenkot.

The fact that Netanyahu is still in power (it was possible) in his name. No more press conferences, no more ultimatums empty:go away!“Lapid told the protesters.

Source: Elcomercio

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