Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved Israel's war cabinet overseeing the Gaza conflict after key member Benny Gantz resigned, citing policy disagreements. Gantz and another minister resigned over Netanyahu's lack of strategy. Netanyahu defended his decisions but faces demands from coalition partners to join the war cabinet. The military's planned humanitarian pauses were rejected by Netanyahu, leading to confusing messaging.
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00:00Is Netanyahu in some serious trouble?
00:05War cabinet resigns and war hits a pause.
00:10A new cabinet to be formed or will the IDF pull out a Trump card?
00:15The situation in Israel has taken a dramatic turn as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
00:20has dissolved the war cabinet overseeing the war in Gaza.
00:24This move came after a key member, retired General Benny Gantz,
00:28resigned from the emergency government citing disagreement with Netanyahu's policy.
00:34According to media reports, Netanyahu announced the dissolution of the war cabinet to ministers
00:38during a cabinet meeting on Sunday.
00:41He stated that the cabinet was in the coalition agreement with the National Unity MK Benny Gantz at his request.
00:47As soon as Gantz left, there was no need of the cabinet anymore.
00:52Gantz, a former Defense Minister without portfolio, had joined the war cabinet shortly after the war
00:57with the Palestinian militant group Hamas started last October.
01:01However, he resigned earlier this month expressing dissatisfaction with Netanyahu's approach to the situation.
01:07And so, following Gantz's resignation, another staff without portfolio,
01:11former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot and Nesset member Yechel Tropper also resigned as an observer.
01:19Both Gantz and Eisenkot had cited Netanyahu's failure to form a clear strategy for the war in Gaza
01:25as the reason for their departure.
01:27During the government meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu defended his decision stating
01:31in order to reach the goal of eliminating Hamas capabilities,
01:34I have made this decision that we are not always acceptable to the military echelon
01:39adding that we have a country with an army and not an army with a country.
01:44Netanyahu is now expected to hold consultations on the Gaza war with small group of ministers
01:49including Defense Minister Yov Galant and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer
01:53who have been the part of the war cabinet.
01:55However, he is facing demands from the nationalist religious partners of the coalition
02:00including Itaman Ben Gwir and Bezalel Smotrich to be included in the new cabinet.
02:06Prior to these developments, the military also announced a daily humanitarian pause
02:10from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the area of Kerem Shalom crossing to Salah al-Din road, northwards.
02:17However, an Israeli military stated that when Netanyahu heard the reports of an 11-hour
02:22humanitarian pause in the morning, he made it clear to his military secretary
02:26that this was unacceptable to him.
02:29The military clarified that normal operations will continue in Rafah
02:32and the main focus of the operation in southern Gaza will continue as planned.
02:38The messaging surrounding this issue became further convoluted
02:42when the government suggested that Netanyahu only learned out of military plan from news reports
02:47although analysts believed that he was likely aware of the plan
02:50and each announcement was tailored to different audiences.