- Title: Israelis react to Gantz quitting Netanyahu government
- Date: 9th June 2024
- Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI RESIDENT OF TEL AVIV, TAMAR MIRIAM REGEV, SAYING: "I think Gantz leaving the government, I think maybe it can be a positive thing. I think using always the card of - now it's not the time to be political - is dangerous because it's been already eight months of war. So we can't stay in the status quo all the time. And if it were to evoke some k
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- Keywords: Gantz Gaza Hamas Israel Palestinians Tel Aviv
- Location: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
- City: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
- Country: Israel
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA003932309062024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Israelis in Tel Aviv reacted on Sunday (June 9) to Israeli minister Benny Gantz resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency government.
Gantz's resignation had been expected ever since he presented the conservative prime minister with a June 8 deadline to come up with a clear day-after strategy for Gaza, where Israel has been pressing a devastating military offensive against the ruling Palestinian militant group Hamas.
His departure means that Netanyahu will lose the backing of a centrist bloc that has helped broaden support for the government in Israel and abroad, at a time of increasing diplomatic and domestic pressure eight months into the Gaza war.
Gantz had originally been expected to announce his resignation on Saturday but pushed back the statement following the dramatic rescue of four hostages by Israeli forces.
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