Gantz says government knew captives lived ‘substandard conditions’

The Israeli former war cabinet minister, who left the government in June, says he and everyone in it knew the captives were staying in tunnels in Gaza “without food and hygiene”.

Ex-Israeli war cabinet member accuses Netanyahu of hindering prisoner exchange deal

Former Israeli War Minister, Benny Gantz, accused Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday of obstructing a prisoner exchange deal with Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip for “political reasons”, Anadolu Agency reports.

Israeli leadership in a war of all against all

Mouin Rabbani, co-editor of Jadaliyya and non-resident fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies, says Gantz’s ultimatum calling for a post-war plan for Gaza shows there’s now open warfare in the Israeli war cabinet.

By Batool Subeiti

Will a ceasefire take effect?

BEIRUT - The Israeli occupation entity cannot breathe without American oxygen and is effectively bound by the supreme American interests.

Poll: Gantz holds his lead over Netanyahu

Benny Gantz, a war cabinet minister and head of the National Unity party, would be able to form a ruling coalition if elections were held today, according to a new poll.

Almost half of Israelis want election once Gaza ceasefire agreed: Poll

The poll, conducted by Hebrew-language newspaper Maariv, shows that 49 percent of respondents want an election to be called once a ceasefire is agreed between Israel and Hamas.

53% of Israelis believe Tel Aviv did not defeat Hamas, 22% believe army lost the war

Fifty-three per cent of Israelis believe that Israel has not yet defeated Hamas in the Gaza Strip, while 22 percent shared their view that Tel Aviv has already lost the war, Middle East Monitor reported on Saturday.