Summary
- Benny Gantz has resigned from Israel’s emergency government and called for elections, criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war against Hamas
- Gantz’s departure leaves the government without a moderate voice during the ongoing war
- Far-right party leader Itamar Ben Gvir demands to be added to the war Cabinet in Gantz’s place
- Gantz calls for an election in the fall to lead to a true unity government
