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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 351

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Otzma Yehudit chief Itamar Ben Gvir (left) and Shas leader Aryeh Deri seen speaking separately in the Knesset in this composite image. (Flash90)
July 24, 2024, 3:14 pm
Itamar Ben Gvir’s exclusion from Netanyahu’s security forum sparks public feud with Shas
Shas chief Deri reportedly ‘vetoes’ far-right minister’s inclusion in proposed high-level decision-making body, whereupon Otzma Yehudit threatens to block coalition legislation
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, greets National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the Knesset on May 23, 2023. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)
June 19, 2024, 5:11 pm
After Ben Gvir demands spot on war cabinet, PM accuses him of leaking state secrets
In response far-right minister snipes at Netanyahu’s pacemaker; Gantz wonders why PM appointed him to the cabinet and gave him power over police if he believes he is untrustworthy
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Minister Benny Gantz attend a press conference at the Defense Ministry, in Tel Aviv. December 16, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 17, 2024, 4:46 pm
Netanyahu officially disbands war cabinet after Gantz’s departure from government
PM tells ministers small forum created to manage war will not reconvene, with decisions instead to be made in ad hoc ‘consultations’; far-right’s Ben Gvir had been lobbying to join
By Lazar Berman
Illustrative: Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with head of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir at a vote in the Knesset plenum, December 28, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90/File)
June 13, 2024, 5:38 am
Ben Gvir slams Netanyahu’s ‘obscene habit’ of excluding him from war decisions
Demanding far tougher response to Hezbollah bombardment, far-right minister argues PM can’t ‘hide behind Gantz and Eisenkot anymore’
By ToI Staff
War cabinet minister Benny Gantz attends a plenum session and a vote on reviving the Ultra Orthodox enlistment bill at the assembly hall of the Knesset, Jerusalem, June 11, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 10, 2024, 8:19 pm
Far-right leaders slam Gantz’s exit from government, but hail ‘big opportunity’
Ben Gvir claims the outgoing war cabinet minster’s centrist party ‘put a spoke in the wheels of the war machine’ in recent months
By Sam Sokol
File - War cabinet Minister Benny Gantz (standing), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center), and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, at a press conference at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, November 22, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 10, 2024, 12:49 am
Opposition welcomes Gantz’s return with lukewarm response as PM urges him to reconsider
Lapid cheers National Unity head’s decision to quit government but Liberman dismisses it as ‘too little too late’; far-right leaders vie for his spot in war cabinet; Gallant silent
By Sam Sokol, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Israelis call for the release of hostages held by terrorists in Gaza since Hamas's October 7 massacre, outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem on May 22, 2024. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
May 24, 2024, 4:00 pm
War cabinet said to expand mandate of negotiating team for potential hostage deal
Netanyahu reportedly opposed the move but was swayed by release of Oct. 7 footage of female soldiers, and consensus among Gallant, Gantz, Eizenkot, Dermer to continue talks
By ToI Staff
This combination of pictures created on February 13, 2024 shows (L to R) CIA Director William Burns, Mossad Director David Barnea, and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. (AFP)
May 24, 2024, 3:32 am
CIA head to meet Mossad chief and Qatari PM in Paris, aiming to revive hostage talks
High-level meeting will be first since negotiations fell apart two weeks ago; unclear if Egyptian intel chief will also attend, though Cairo will remain involved in mediation
By Jacob Magid
Protesters call for the release of the Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza at a demonstration outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, May 22, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 23, 2024, 11:02 am
After release of hostage video, war cabinet okays resumption of stalled truce talks
Source says ministers approved new guidelines for negotiators to try and reach a breakthrough; Egypt said to be making initial contacts with Israel, Hamas
By ToI Staff
File - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a meeting of the war cabinet in Tel Aviv, early morning on April 14, 2024. (Courtesy)
May 21, 2024, 11:18 pm
Top security official resigned after pillorying management of Gaza war — reports
National Security Council official Dr. Yoram Hemo reportedly wrote that war aims aren’t close to being achieved, recommended sharp change of approach
By ToI Staff
Hostages' families and their supporters calling for an immediate deal to release their loved ones block Begin Street in Tel Aviv, May 2, 2024. (Yael Gadot/Pro-Democracy Movement)
May 2, 2024, 11:26 pm
Top ministers huddle as Israel expects Hamas to snub latest hostage deal offer
War cabinet discusses possible Rafah incursion, as reports say Sinwar will reject any deal that doesn’t explicitly end the war; Haniyeh: Proposal being studied in ‘positive spirit’
By Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Relatives of hostages held in Gaza Strip and supporters protest outside a war cabinet meeting at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 25, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 25, 2024, 5:15 pm
War cabinet discusses Rafah op, amid reported new initiative on hostage talks
Hostage families stage demonstration outside military headquarters; IDF repositions forces in the Strip as it awaits government approval for long-expected offensive
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
File - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a meeting of the war cabinet in Tel Aviv, early morning on April 14, 2024. (Courtesy)
April 15, 2024, 8:50 pm
War cabinet said set on ‘forceful’ response to Iran, but one that won’t spark wider war
Analysts quoted as saying Israel’s response to Tehran could be ‘as soon as Monday’; Gallant reportedly told US counterpart Israel has ‘no choice’ but to respond to ballistic missiles
By ToI Staff and Agencies
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) talking to French President Emmanuel Macron at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, March 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
April 15, 2024, 1:50 pm
European allies urge Israel against military response to Iran as war cabinet convenes
Cameron says UK pursuing new sanctions against Tehran, claims regime suffered ‘double defeat’; Macron suggests diplomatic isolation more effective than military action
By ToI Staff and Agencies
The Israeli war cabinet and top security officials meet in Tel Aviv on April 14, 2024, hours after Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel. (Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO)
April 15, 2024, 12:59 am
War cabinet said to favor hitting back at Iran but divided over when and how
Israeli official quoted insisting ‘there will be a response’ as top decision-making body ends talks on counterattack without reaching decision and US nudges Israel to think twice
By Jeremy Sharon and Agencies
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