(PhotoFlash)ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-WAR CABINET-DISBANDED

(PhotoFlash)ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-WAR CABINET-DISBANDED

(240617) -- TEL AVIV, June 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- File photo taken on Nov. 18, 2023 shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (C), former Israeli Defense Minister and leader of the National Unity Party Benny Gantz at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli media reported on June 17, 2024 that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the security cabinet Sunday night that the war cabinet, which was created on Oct. 11, has been officially disbanded. (JINI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(PhotoFlash)ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-WAR CABINET-DISBANDED

(PhotoFlash)ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-WAR CABINET-DISBANDED

(240617) -- TEL AVIV, June 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- File photo taken on Nov. 18, 2023 shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (C), former Israeli Defense Minister and leader of the National Unity Party Benny Gantz at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli media reported on June 17, 2024 that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the security cabinet Sunday night that the war cabinet, which was created on Oct. 11, has been officially disbanded. (JINI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz resigns from gov't, calls for new elections

STORY: Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz resigns from gov't, calls for new elections SHOOTING TIME: June 9, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. footage of Benny Gantz speaking at a televised press conference on Sunday 2. file footage of Israeli army in Gaza (courtesy of Israeli army) 3. file of Benny Gantz with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (courtesy of Government Press Office of Israel) STORYLINE: Israel's centrist War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz announced his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency government on Sunday and called for new elections. In response, Netanyahu released a statement saying that "Israel is in an existential war on several fronts. Benny, this is not the time to abandon the campaign." In a televised press conference, Gantz accused Netanyahu of prioritizing his political survival over a ceasefire deal that would secure the release of about 100

Israeli PM, opposition leader agree to form "emergency unity gov't"

STORY: Israeli PM, opposition leader agree to form "emergency unity gov't" DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of IDF activities in Gaza 2. various of IDF strikes in Gaza 3. various of striking of the targets by the IDF STORYLINE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, an opposition leader and former defense minister, announced on Wednesday in a joint statement the formation of "an emergency unity government" and a war cabinet. The move brings Gantz's centrist party of National Unity to sit together with Netanyahu's ultranationalist-religious coalition government. Under the agreement, the war cabinet will consist of three members: Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Gantz, who was also a former chief of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Gadi Eizenkot, a lawmaker with the National Unity, also a former IDF chief, will act as an observer. Netanyahu agreed not to advance any bills unrelated to the o

Japan-Israel defense talks

Japan-Israel defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (R) shakes hands with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Gantz before their talks in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2022.

Japan-Israel defense talks

Japan-Israel defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (R) shakes hands with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Gantz after signing a memorandum on bilateral defense cooperation in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2022.