In a statement, the Israeli leader and the Former Defense Minister Benny Gantzconfirmed: “After a meeting held today, both agreed to establish a emergency government and a war cabinet“.
They also announced the creation of a “war management cabinet” with three members: Netanyahu himself, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and former Defense Minister Benny Gantz. The main opposition leader, Yair Lapid, is not part of the alliance, although the statement noted that he has “reserved” a position in the war cabinet.
On the other hand, they detailed that from the emergency government and from the new cabinet “Bills or government decisions that do not affect the conduct of the war will not be promoted.“. Another point they detailed in the statement is that while the conflict lasts, all appointments of senior officials will be automatically extended.
The Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrichand the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvirare some of the important names of the Netanyahu government who were excluded of the command of military operations.
How the conflict in Israel is progressing
The announcement comes in response to the Hamas attacks since Saturdaywhich ended the life of more than 1,200 people on the Israeli side.
In Gaza, at least 1,055 people died and 5,184 were injured in the bombings with which Israel responded so far, according to local authorities.
Netanyahu considered that the Hamas offensive was “a savagery not seen since the Holocaust“perpetrated by Nazism and He promised that his country “will win through force”.
Israel has been bombing the Strip since Saturday and keeps the enclave under siege after cutting off its water supply, electricity and food. More than 2.3 million Palestinians live poorly in this 360 km2 territory.
According to the army, several targets of the Islamist movement were hit in the bombings. Hamas instead indicated that the attacks hit homes, factories, mosques and shops.
Source: Ambito
