{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A top political rival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued an ultimatum on Saturday over the country’s Gaza strategy, threatening to resign from Netanyahu’s war cabinet.
Knesset member Benny Gantz told Netanyahu he would resign from the cabinet if he did not present a plan to end the war in Gaza by June 8. Gantz proposed a plan that would see Israel take charge of the security of a demilitarized Gaza Strip, while an interim Palestinian and international governments would handle civilian issues in the region.
“If you choose to follow the path of the fanatics and lead the entire nation into an abyss, we will be forced to leave the government,” Gantz told Netanyahu. “The moment of truth has arrived.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gantz is one of three members of Netanyahu’s war cabinet, the third being Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
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Benny Gantz, one of the main political rivals of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. on Saturday issued an ultimatum on the country’s strategy in Gaza, threatening to resign from the war cabinet. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Gallant launched his own attack on Netanyahu last week, arguing that Netanyahu had no meaningful plan for a post-war Gaza. He argued that Netanyahu was leaving Israel either to impose a long-term military occupation of Gaza or to return the region to Hamas control after the war.
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President Biden’s administration has also addressed criticism of Netanyahu. National security adviser Jake Sullivan also last week urged Netanyahu to develop a plan for post-war Gaza.
Netanyahu faces harsh criticism from senior members of the Israeli government. (Israeli Prime Minister’s Office)
Netanyahu, however, dismissed these attacks, arguing that his top priority was to continue the war against Hamas.
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“There is no alternative to military victory,” Netanyahu said in a public statement. “The attempt to circumvent it with this or that statement is simply detached from reality.”
The Biden administration has openly criticized Israel’s strategy in Gaza, with the president threatening to withhold military aid if Netanyahu moves ahead with the Rafah invasion. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The Biden administration has openly criticized Israeli strategy in Gaza, and Biden himself has threatened to withhold military aid if Netanyahu continues his invasion of Rafah, considered the last stronghold of Hamas.
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Although Israel has increased its troop deployments around Rafah, it has so far conducted only limited operations in the area.
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