Israeli minister Benny Gantz resigns from Netanyahu's war cabinet and calls for elections | BBC News

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has quit the emergency government and called for elections, in a sign of deepening divisions over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans for Gaza.

Announcing his resignation at a news conference in Tel Aviv Mr Gantz said: "Mr Netanyahu is preventing us from approaching true victory, which is the justification for the painful ongoing crisis”. He called on Mr Netanyahu to set a date for new elections.

Recently Mr Gantz had set a deadline for Mr Netanyahu to explain how Israel would achieve its six "strategic goals" including the end of Hamas rule in Gaza and the establishment of a multinational civilian administration for the territory.

A retired army general and frequent critic of Mr Netayanhu, some in Israel have suggested that Mr Gantz could be the country’s next prime minister.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jeremy Bowen.

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[TihetrisWeathersby]

Don't let this fool you, He was complicit in genocide

[ignmorales]

Still liable for crimes against humanity.

[flamezodiac]

Still a war criminal you cannot hide BENNY!

[outofthebox]

Doesnt mean his crimes get washed away

[itjustmeLam]

Even if you tried to do that, people will never forget what you have done!
Let us live in peace!

[daisychainsmusicpublishing]

It reaffirms Israel has no plan to exit Gaza

[mohmedhassan]

Israeli president said in the beginning that there's no uninvolved civilians in Gaza
Israel finance minister said that returning the hostages is not a priority
Israeli prime minister said in 2019 that funding hamas is his strategy


It was never about the hostages nor about dismantling hamas it's just meaningless revenge and a land grab

[Turtleface]

The ship is sinking run for your life 😂

[thisisyourtransmission]

He is either trying to save himself or playing the good cop bad cop game!

[darrenjamrock]

Benny tries to leave the sinking ship before the ICC and ICJ deals with Israel for war crimes

[abuansari]

Even he’s had enough with this shit, he knows Netanyahu is dragging it

[mcole]

Wait a minute....we've all seen this movie before:

The Blame Game👈

He helped conceive and draw up the plan, and he briefed Netanyahu on the plan, but Netanyahu gave the green light for the plan.

I recognize Israel's right to exist and defend itself, but there comes a time when the shooting must stop, and negotiations for peace must begin.

That time is NOW👈

[oilylampman]

When people are oppressed, endless trouble, that never goes away!

[ОльгаДжон]

ЭТИ ДВА МОНСТРА, СТОЛЬКЛЬКО УБИЛИ НЕВИННЫХ ДЕТЕЙ, ЧТО ПРОЩЕНИЯ ИМ НЕТ, НА ЭТОМ СВЕТЕ, И НА ТОМ!!!

[berserkirclaws]

It's not a breaking news when it happened more than 5 hours ago.

[zhu]

Oh, so he finally realized that Netanyahu is an absolute madman?

[abhijaman]

_"Abandon ship! Every man for himself!"_

[NoxForest]

Don't worry you ain't gonna get away with it.

[Mansionnorbury]

He’s scared he’s going to be added to the arrest warrant.

[mohmedhassan]

DON'T FORGET netenyahu FUNDED hamas
He talked openly about it in 2019