Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced dissolving the war cabinet on the 255th day of the aggression on Gaza.
Reports on Monday said Netanyahu announced the decision at a meeting of the political security cabinet the previous evening. Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners have been pushing for a new war cabinet to be established after the more centrist Benny Gantz quit the emergency government.
Nationalist-religious Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who have demanded Israel must continue its bombardment of Gaza despite calls for some restraint from allies including the United States, had called for a new war cabinet to be formed featuring coalition party leaders.
However, Netanyahu has reportedly turned them down.
“The cabinet was in the coalition agreement with Gantz, at his request. As soon as Gantz left – there is no need for a cabinet any more,” Netanyahu said, according to a report in The Jerusalem Post.
The Israeli premier is now expected to hold consultations about the Gaza war with a small group of ministers, including Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, who had been in the war cabinet.
‘Sole control’
Gantz’s resignation from the government withdrew the only centrist power in the embattled leader’s far-right coalition, amid the months-long assault on Gaza.
Claiming that the Netanyahu government failed to present a post-war plan for the besieged and bombarded Palestinian territory was an obstacle to “true victory”, Gantz has called for an election, with the prime minister facing severe pressure amid calls for a deal with Hamas to secure the release of captives held in Gaza.
Death toll in Gaza rises to 37,347 as ‘Israel’ continues its aggression
The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s deadly aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has now surged to 37,347, medical sources confirmed on Monday.
Sources added that at least 85,372 others have also been injured in the onslaught.
At least 10 people were killed and 73 others were injured in Israeli attacks that took place in the last 24 hours, they added.
The sources said that many victims are still trapped under rubble and on the roads as rescuers are still unable to reach them.
Meanwhile, the Zionist army announced that 16 of its soldiers were injured in Gaza battles during the past 24 hours.
Source: Agencies
