It's not going to happen, but it's a step towards the right direction.
Judging by the way #ICC charged #Hamas, every ranking military serving in Gaza to be charged with #WarCrimes, just like they did with those in #Bosnia and #Rwandan.
But sadly, just #Netanyahu and #Gantz were those they could dare charging.
Gantz stellt Netanyahu Ultimatum für Gaza-Nachkriegsplan
Israels Notstandsregierung, der auch die Opposition angehört, droht zu zerbrechen. Minister Gantz verlangt ultimativ einen Nachkriegsplan für Gaza von Regierungschef Netanyahu. Der verweigert das bislang - mit Rücksicht auf ultra-rechte Parteien.
The significance of last one wasn’t clear to me earlier, but it is enormous. Thanks @w7voa
Basically, it’s saying “If you are rooting for more military action, be prepared to serve in military — no exception for ultra-Orthodox Jews on religious grounds.”
Kriegskabinett-Mitglied Gantz fordert Neuwahl in Israel
Der derzeit in Umfragen führende israelische Minister Gantz hat vorgezogene Neuwahlen gefordert. Gantz ist Mitglied des Kriegskabinetts. Er sprach sich nun für einen Urnengang im September aus.
I think the execution of the Gantz anime is poor and all the characters are extremely unlikable. And yet, I found myself very invested in the story. At the end of the first season, I wanted to know what happens next.
#Gaza / UN security council passes [a draft] resolution calling for immediate ceasefire, as US abstains
The UN Security Council voted today (Monday) in favor of a draft resolution including a "demand" for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire during the month of Ramadan, which ends in about two weeks, and for the "immediate and unconditional release" of the hostages. 14 countries supported the draft resolution, the United States abstained, since it does not include condemnation of #Hamas - but did not use its veto.
"important to remember…direct dialogue with the U.S. administration is a vital asset that must not be given up...the Prime Minister would do well to go to the U.S. himself, & hold a direct dialogue with President Biden & senior administration officials. This is true routinely [&]certainly true now, when the weight of U.S. support for Israel is so critical" @israel@palestine
They are all, bar Livni and Herzog, key members of Israel’s War Cabinet. Livni is Israel’s former Foreign Minister & Ambassador to London and Herzog is President of Israel.
They are all, bar Livni and Herzog, key members of Israel’s War Cabinet. Livni is Israel’s former Foreign Minister & Ambassador to London and Herzog is President of Israel.
#Israel has said it has informed the families of 31 people held in the territory since 7 October that their relatives are dead. The news came as the Qatari prime minister said #Hamas had given a “generally positive” response to proposals for a deal trading a break in the fighting and release of #Palestinian prisoners for the return of more #hostages.
The strong messages #Gantz received in private, which were accompanied by stronger public criticism from the #Biden administration in the last 48 hours, signal the #WhiteHouse has lost its patience with the Israeli government.
The #AidConvoy disaster in #Gaza last Thursday, during which more than 100 #Palestinians were killed, was a turning point for the Biden administration, #US officials tell Axios. #BennyGantz#Israel
A recap of main events today (while i was working on a completely different story so details to come later):
-emergency government and war cabinet formed in #Israel
#Gaza 's only power station stopped working, leaving the territory without main electricity
17 Brits, including children are dead or missing after #hamas attack in Israel
V Haaretz:
Benny #Gantz , who joined an emergency govt with #Netanyahu, stated that his cooperation is "a clear message to our adversaries and to all #Israeli citizens: all of us together are mobilizing." Gantz said after the Security Cabinet meeting, "Just as people from left and right, from the city and the village, go out to fight, decisions of the government will also be made by people from different camps. Now, we are all one camp - the camp of the people of Israel." #Gaza#hamas
#Israeli PM #BenjaminNetanyahu & #BennyGantz, leader of the opposition #NationalUnity party, reached an agreement Wed to form a unity govt. The 2 ldrs said the new govt would pursue only bills or decisions concerning the #conflict, which has prompted Israel to mass troops near the Gaza Strip & call up #reservists ahead of an offensive against #Hamas militants.
Benny #Gantz, the 64-year-old leader of #Israel’s opposition #NationalUnity party who reached an agreement Wednesday to form a #Unity Government w/ PM Benjamin #Netanyahu, has previously been described as “the un-Netanyahu.”
His low-key, steady demeanor makes people “see him as a person of integrity & country first,” said David Makovsky, a distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
In 2019 & 2020, #Gantz & #Netanyahu faced off in 3 elections, & briefly shared power in a #coalition govT. The collapse of that coalition triggered a 4th election in 2021.
Gantz rose to the top of 2 #Israeli institutions known for shooting & shouting — the #military & #politics — w/a reputation for calm & moderation. His ascent was rapid. He was the head of the army by age 52, & less than a year after launching his political career became a top prospect for PM.
#Gantz was born in southern #Israel to #Holocaust survivors, & entered the armed forces in 1977 at 18, steadily climbing the ranks in a military career that spanned 38 years & has been peppered w/milestones. In 1989, as commander of an elite unit of the #IAF, he oversaw an operation that airlifted 14,500 Ethiopian Jews vulnerable to persecution to Israel. A decade later, he served as commander of Israeli forces occupying southern #Lebanon, & then oversaw the country’s withdrawal from the region.
The contract signed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu & opposition legislator Benny #Gantz to form an #emergency#wartime#government includes a crucial line that will delay — & could spell an end to — controversial #JudicialReforms advanced by Netanyahu earlier this year.
v Haaretz:
The meeting between PM #Netanyahu and Head of the National Unity party #Gantz to coordinate the formation of an emergency government has been postponed to Wednesday
AM due to the prolonged security cabinet session.
After days of indecision, Netanyahu, Gantz agree to establish emergency war government (www.timesofisrael.com)
Lapid still sitting out new coalition over demand that PM oust Smotrich, Ben Gvir; all non-wartime legislation suspended, including judicial overhaul