Benny Gantz’s resignation from Israel’s wartime cabinet – 2024-06-12 09:09:50

Benny Gantz has announced his resignation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wartime cabinet.
The former defense minister is said to have resigned due to a dispute with Netanyahu. In a televised speech on Sunday local time, Gantz said, Netanyahu is preventing us from moving towards real victory. I am therefore resigning from the War Cabinet.

He called for early elections. Benny Gantz said there should be an election that will establish a government that will gain the trust of the people and be able to face challenges.

Benny Gantz said, I have called on Netanyahu to fix the election date. Just last month, he threatened to resign from Israel’s wartime cabinet. A wartime cabinet was formed last year to oversee the war situation in Gaza and make various decisions.

Meanwhile, regarding the protests against the Netanyahu-led government in Israel, Gantz said, “These protests are important, but they must be legal.” He said that such protests are important, but these protests need to be conducted in a legal manner and should not be encouraged in a violent spirit. We are not enemies of each other. Our enemies are beyond our borders.

Meanwhile, in a social media post in response to Benny Gantz’s resignation, Netanyahu said, “Benny, it’s not time to leave this campaign, it’s time to join our forces.” On the other hand, in a post on social media, opposition leader Yar Lapid supported Gantz’s decision as important and correct.

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