A new Israeli unity government and war cabinet that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed with opposition leader Benny Gantz must take into account the hostage situation.

Source: https://worldcrunch.com/in-the-news/israel-strike-damascus-aleppo-airport

Earlier this week, the leader of the opposition National Unity party, Benny Gantz, visited Washington to hold quiet meetings with White House officials, including on the Saudi deal.

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/riyadh-said-willing-to-boost-oil-output-to-help-clinch-normalization-deal-with-israel/

Former military chief Benny Gantz received an official mandate on Wednesday to try to form Israel’s next government, but with no easy path to ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long hold on power, Reuters reports.

Source: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/german-fm-criticizes-israels-judiciary-reform-planned-death-penalty/

Gantz, a former defense minister and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff, is a prominent figure in Israel’s opposition.

Source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/10/05/israels-gantz-holds-quiet-talks-washington-amid-saudi-deal-efforts/

Gantz is just one in a long string of politicians scathed by Netanyahu’s broken promises.

Source: https://themedialine.org/top-stories/israel-approaching-pivotal-point-as-judicial-political-timelines-set-to-clash/

Gantz stressed to them that halting the overhaul legislation was key to bringing the crisis to an end, the officials said.

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/defense-minister-said-to-warn-pm-he-wont-back-overhaul-legislation-in-current-form/

Gantz told Netanyahu that regardless of any decision over an emergency government, the current government would receive his full backing “for any responsible and determined security action.”

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/gantz-liberman-open-to-emergency-unity-government-but-demand-say-in-waging-war/

“Hamas thought that we would come apart – we will dismantle Hamas,” at a Cabinet meeting expanded to include five opposition National Unity Party members, including their leader, Benny Gantz.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/15/prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-vows-dismantle-obliterate-hamas-impending-ground-assault-casualties-rise-hamas-israel-war/

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz ordered on Wednesday the deployment of 1,000 extra soldiers in the occupied West Bank and on the fence separating besieged Gaza from Israel, Israeli media reported.

Source: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/us-house-letter-calls-for-more-military-cooperation-with-israel/

KAN: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and War Council member Benny Gantz refused to participate in a joint press conference on Saturday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Source: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-live-blog-israeli-boats-shell-deir-al-balah-khan-younis-massacre-in-nuseirat-battles-in-bureij-resistance-continues-day-85/

Lapid pans government ‘circus’ over party leader’s dismissal and Religious Zionism’s boycott of cabinet meeting; Gantz laments that carrying out ruling became ‘not so clear-cut’

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/deri-claims-he-and-netanyahu-always-planned-to-comply-with-court-vows-to-lead-shas/

Netanyahu responding to Gantz said, “My door is open, come right now.”

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/the-knesset/gantz-speaks-to-netanyahu-calls-for-talks-on-judicial-reform/2023/03/01/

There was no immediate comment by Gantz or his party regarding the report.

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/gantz-said-to-replace-mobile-device-and-number-7-times-in-recent-years/

War cabinet minister Benny Gantz said in a press briefing alongside Netanyahu tonight that “the ground campaign can help us get our hostages back home.”

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/28/israel-gaza-latest-news-updates-hamas-palestine-day-22-live/

“We will continue to act against this regime’s coup and for reforms — but only with wide agreement,” Gantz said.

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/protest-leaders-urge-strike-action-to-pressure-government-against-judicial-overhaul/