War Cabinet

US assessment of Gaza war not impacted by decision to disband Israel’s war cabinet, State Department says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dissolution of the war cabinet does not change the Biden administration’s “fundamental assessment” of the war in Gaza, according to State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. Miller would not comment specifically on the dissolution of the war cabinet, saying “ultimately, those decisions are decisions for the government of Israel and for …

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Egypt Independent June 19, 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu disbands Israeli war cabinet

CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his war cabinet, an Israeli official told CNN Monday, just over a week after opposition leader Benny Gantz withdrew from the body. Decision-making will now move back to the government’s main security cabinet, the Israeli official said, claiming Netanyahu “will hold smaller forums on sensitive matters.” …

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Egypt Independent June 17, 2024

Blinken set to meet with Gantz following Israeli war cabinet resignation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to meet with Israel’s Benny Gantz on Tuesday, according to a senior State Department official. Gantz, a former Israeli defense minister and key war cabinet member, resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government at the weekend after reaching his self-imposed deadline to leave if Netanyahu did not lay …

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Egypt Independent June 10, 2024

Israel war cabinet still debating how to respond to Iran attack, Israeli officials say

Tel Aviv, Israel CNN — Israel’s war cabinet has been engaged in a heated debate about how and when to respond to Iran’s weekend attack on their country, two Israeli officials familiar with the deliberations tell CNN. The war cabinet remains determined to respond to Iran’s attack, but as it convenes Monday afternoon, its members …

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Egypt Independent April 15, 2024

Israel’s war cabinet sends negotiating team to Paris for hostage talks

Tel Aviv CNN — Israel’s war cabinet has sent a negotiating team, led by Mossad Director David Barnea, to Paris on Friday to pursue talks over a potential ceasefire and hostage release deal, an Israeli official said. The negotiating team is expected to be empowered to engage in substantive negotiations rather than simply listening to proposals as …

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Egypt Independent February 25, 2024

Israel’s war cabinet agrees to send a negotiating team to Paris for hostage talks

Israel’s war cabinet has agreed to send a negotiating team, led by Mossad Director David Barnea, to Paris on Friday to pursue talks over a potential ceasefire and hostage release deal, an Israeli official said. The negotiating team is expected to be empowered to engage in substantive negotiations rather than simply listening to proposals as they did …

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Egypt Independent February 23, 2024