Gantz says government ‘must set a consensual date for September’ while Netanyahu’s popularity continues to decline amid the ongoing war in Gaza
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and cabinet minister Benny Gantz , who called for the snap parliamentary election on Wednesday. Netanyahu’s Likud party has rejected the call.Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and cabinet minister Benny Gantz , who called for the snap parliamentary election on Wednesday. Netanyahu’s Likud party has rejected the call.
Early elections require the agreement of 61 elected officials, or the majority of deputies in the Knesset, where the Likud has the most seats but does not have a majority. Likud said a national poll while Israel is at war “would inevitably lead to paralysis” and harm the military’s fight in Gaza. According to the latest polls, in the event of early elections, Gantz would be well ahead of Netanyahu, whose popularity has been declining since 7 October.
The attack resulted in the deaths of 1,170 Israelis and foreigners, mainly civilians, according to an AFP count based on official data.Israel’s retaliatory campaign has killed at least 32,975 people, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza.
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