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Israel war cabinet minister Benny Gantz quits Netanyahu’s government

Israeli minister Benny Gantz addresses the media after his ultimatum to withdraw his party from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency government expired, in Ramat Gan, Israel [Nir Elias/Reuters]

Israeli minister Benny Gantz has announced his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency government, withdrawing the only centrist power in the embattled leader’s far-right coalition, amid a months-long assault on Gaza.

“Netanyahu is preventing us from advancing toward true victory. That is why we are leaving the emergency government today, with a heavy heart but with full confidence,” Gantz said at a televised news conference on Sunday.

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