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The March trip, which was made while Israeli MK Benny Gantz was still a member of Netanyahu's war cabinet, included meetings with Vice President Harris and other officials. The PMO said Gantz was not authorized to make the visit

A political source says the dissolving of the cabinet is strictly declarative and is meant to prevent the involvement of far-right ministers in sensitive decisions; The war cabinet was initially formed when centrist lawmakers Gantz and Eisenkot joined Netanyahu's wartime government in October

Gantz postponed his announcement following the successful rescue of four Israeli hostages, but is expected to pick a new date for it in the coming days

Gantz announced his intention to quit the Netanyahu-led government several weeks ago, unless a plan for post-war governance of Gaza is approved by June 8. He also hoped that progress would be made in talks over a hostage deal by the time his ultimatum expires

38% of respondents said they thought Gantz would make a better prime minister, down from 46% in January, while 30% favored Netanyahu, up from 24% in the previous poll

It's true that Gantz has become increasingly feeble in the war cabinet as the fighting in Gaza drags on, and his threat to quit by June 8 looks poorly thought out. But Netanyahu may be grossly underestimating Israelis' resentment of their prime minister

Gallant says representatives of the Haredi parties told him cabinet member Benny Gantz conditioned his support for the bill on their agreeing to early elections. Gantz denies all claims, says Haredi parties left negotiations

Netanyahu knows that reaching a cease-fire agreement with Hamas could be a death sentence for his government, so it is time for Gantz and Eisenkot to make true on their promises to bring the hostages home and facilitate a deal

At a press conference on Wednesday, Gantz said he hoped 'all responsible public leaders will join the unity government,' following which Netanyahu accused the minister of dealing with 'small politics' during wartime

Sa'ar justified his decision by citing the policy led by the five-member war cabinet in Gaza. He called for heightened military pressure on Hamas, hinting at a divergence from the stance of centrist ministers Gantz and Eisenkot

'The prime minister made it clear to Gantz last night that he does not approve of his trip to Washington,' said a source close to Netanyahu. However, sources close to the war cabinet member denied any tension between the two regarding the meeting

Centrist ministers Gantz and Eisenkot push for a deal to release remaining hostages in Gaza, but Netanyahu and Gallant caution against a cease-fire before eradicating Hamas. Meanwhile, Qatar and Egypt struggle to bridge differences in negotiations with Hamas

'What happened in the cabinet was a politically motivated attack in the middle of a war,' says Gantz as he blasts Likud and far-right ministers who lashed out against an internal IDF probe of the army's conduct on October 7

It is not only Gantz's political interest that demands he start planning his exit from the emergency government. An exit strategy for Gantz is also in the interest of the country