Gantz Quits Israel Government After PM Fails to Meet Demands
- Gantz says Netanyahu preventing ‘true victory’ in Hamas war
- His departure not seen as immediate threat to government
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Benny Gantz resigned from Israel’s emergency government and called for elections, criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his handling of the war against Hamas.
The departure of Gantz, a Netanyahu rival and former general, won’t cause the ruling coalition to collapse. But it deprives the government of a moderate voice during the war that began after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, leaving Netanyahu more reliant on his right-wing coalition partners.