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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 467

Israel's 37th government

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, December 31, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 1, 2025, 5:05 am
1,000 people directly impacted by Oct. 7 sign letter urging state commission of inquiry
As Netanyahu government continues to oppose move, which polls show is backed by large majority, 4-page newspaper notice features call by ex-hostages, survivors, bereaved families
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, November 1, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)
November 12, 2024, 2:34 pm
Getting rid of these troublesome officials: Can Netanyahu fire AG, IDF chief, Shin Bet head?
PM denies plans to boot IDF and Shin Bet chiefs, though doing so would be fairly simple; government is in open conflict with AG Baharav-Miara, but ousting her would be more complex
By Jeremy Sharon
A composite image shows, L-R: National Unity Chairman Benny Gantz, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, The Democrats leader Yair Golan (All photos taken on November 4, 2024, by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 6, 2024, 12:53 am
Opposition pillories Gallant’s firing as ‘act of madness,’ while coalition welcomes it
Movement for Quality Government asks AG to investigate move, saying PM prioritized politics at expense of war effort; Minister Karhi urges PM to boot AG next
By Sam Sokol and Lazar Berman
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant salutes as a sign of respect to Israel's security forces at the end of a press conference after he was fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, November 5, 2024. (Reuters/Nir Elias)
November 6, 2024, 12:21 am
Netanyahu fires Gallant, saying disagreements and lack of mutual trust helped the enemy
Visibly emotional Gallant says Israel’s security is his ‘life’s mission,’ calls for probe into October 7 failures; Katz named new defense minister, Sa’ar takes Foreign Ministry
By Lazar Berman, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf, right, arriving for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 27, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 15, 2024, 4:41 pm
UTJ threatens to bolt coalition if law keeping haredim out of IDF not passed before budget
Party head Goldknopf claims he’s not against military service by ultra-Orthodox who aren’t in yeshiva; complains his constituents are ‘suffering’ from government subsidy cuts
By Sam Sokol
MK Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a discussion and vote on his inclusion as a minister in the government, at the Knesset in Jerusalem on September 30, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 30, 2024, 8:30 pm
As he officially rejoins government, Sa’ar blasts opposition for ‘living in Oct. 6’
New Hope leader delivers fiery Knesset speech to heckling from colleagues, calls opposition MKs ‘gang of liars,’ says Nasrallah would still be alive if PM had listened to Lapid
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) shakes hands with New Hope leader Gideon Sa'ar after the latter announces his reentry into government, September 29, 2024. (Chaim Tzach/GPO)
September 30, 2024, 12:04 am
Sa’ar rejoins government, bolstering Netanyahu; longtime rivals both say rifts mended
Sa’ar: It’s the patriotic thing to do; PM: Grudges are ‘behind us’; Gallant keeps defense portfolio, but future uncertain; New Hope has voting freedom on some controversial bills
By ToI Staff
Relatives of hostages held by Hamas movement carry pictures of Ohad Ben Ami, 55 and Tal Shoham 38, in Kibbutz Nirim along the fence on the Gaza border, equipped with powerful loudspeakers hanging from cranes, in an effort to get messages of hope across to them as their time in captivity nears to 100 days, on January 11, 2024. (Jack Guez / AFP)
August 20, 2024, 12:31 am
Gaza border residents reject government plans for Oct. 7 memorial, plan own ceremony
Kibbutz Nirim tells government it won’t serve as backdrop, after kicking out production scouts; at least 2 families of captives say they won’t let their loved ones’ names be used
By ToI Staff
From left to right: Otzma Yehudit leader MK Itamar Ben Gvir, Prime Minister and Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, and Religious Zionism head MK Bezalel Smotrich, in 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 19, 2024, 11:54 pm
Netanyahu said to believe even if truce deal is signed, it will crumble within weeks
PM’s aides reportedly predict move won’t force early elections; Ben Gvir, Smotrich may leave government but will return upon expected breakdown of pact’s phase-one ceasefire
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, center, flanked by his security detail, approaches the entrance to the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, August 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
August 14, 2024, 7:15 pm
Haredi parties mull bolting coalition as Ben Gvir pushes Jewish prayer on Temple Mount
Paper aligned with UTJ urges MKs to reconsider place in government, claiming far-right minister’s visit to flashpoint site ‘endangers Jewish lives,’ goes against halachic ruling
By ToI Staff
A composite image shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Gideon Sa'ar, right. (Flash90)
August 8, 2024, 4:48 pm
Reported talks on Sa’ar joining government said to fail over demand for defense role
New Hope chairman’s spokesman denies contacts with Likud, says ‘there were no negotiations so there was no breakdown’; ruling party has been said to be looking to replace Gallant
By Sam Sokol
Rabbi Dov Lando attends a meeting to discuss the enlistment of ultra-Orthodox Jews in the military, Bnei Brak, April 5, 2024. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)
July 11, 2024, 11:48 am
Top rabbis order yeshiva students to ignore IDF call-ups amid brewing coalition crisis
Haredi parties escalate threats to bolt government if Netanyahu fails to pass ultra-Orthodox draft exemption law within weeks; Lapid demands PM condemn calls for refusal
By ToI Staff
Chairman of the Shas party, MK Aryeh Deri, speaks during an interview at his home in Jerusalem, on April 15, 2024. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
July 10, 2024, 3:13 pm
Shas to resume voting with coalition, but Ben Gvir digs heels in, keeping crisis alive
As Haredi party backs off from confrontation, Otzma Yehudit party still refuses to support coalition legislation, though it agrees to vote down Wednesday’s opposition bills
By ToI Staff
National Unity chairman Benny Gantz announces his party's withdrawal from the government during a press conference at Kfar Maccabiah, June 9, 2024. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
June 9, 2024, 11:49 pm
Gantz quits war government, says PM preventing ‘true victory’ over Hamas, urges elections
National Unity leader slams Netanyahu’s politicking and hesitation, vows to back hostage deal proposal and do the right thing ‘at any political cost’; coalition still has majority
By Sam Sokol
War cabinet minister Benny Gantz at a Jerusalem Day ceremony in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2024. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
June 9, 2024, 4:46 pm
Gantz expected to announce exit from government at rescheduled Sunday press conference
National Unity party chair set to speak at 8 p.m. after delaying planned Saturday departure from emergency coalition due to rescue of 4 hostages from Gaza
By Sam Sokol
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