Israel war cabinet split looms as defence minister demands post-war Gaza plan
15 May 2024 at 19:23
Yoav Gallant, who Benjamin Netanyahu tried to fire in 2023, says he will not allow Israeli rule of Gaza
A long-festering split at the heart of Israelβs war cabinet has burst into the open with the defence minister, Yoav Gallant, challenging the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to come up with plans for the βday afterβ the war in Gaza, and saying he would not permit any solution where Israeli military or civil governance were in the territory.
Gallantβs comments, immediately backed by his fellow minister Benny Gantz, plunged Israelβs leadership into a highly public row, in the midst of the Gaza conflict, calling into question Gallantβs future in the Israeli government and Netanyahuβs fractious coalition.
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