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Israel War Cabinet Dissolved

  • 18 Jun 2024

On June 17th, 2024, Israeli Prime Minister dissolved the influential War Cabinet that was tasked with steering the war in Gaza.

Key Points

  • Benny Gantz, Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant were its members and made key decisions together throughout the war.
  • Gantz, a longtime political rival of Netanyahu, joined the government as a show of unity following Hamas' 7th October 2023 attack on southern Israel. He left the government recently, citing frustration with Netanyahu’s handling of the war.
  • The War Cabinet was dissolved after Gantz, an opposition lawmaker who had joined the coalition in the early days of the war, departed from the government.