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Newshour: 09/06/2024 20:06 GMT: Israeli war cabinet minister quits emergency government

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09/06/2024 20:06 GMT

09/06/2024 20:06 GMT: Israeli war cabinet minister quits emergency government

Israeli war cabinet minister quits emergency government

BBC World Service - Newshour, Israeli war cabinet minister quits emergency government

Mr Gantz called on Mr Netanyahu to set a date for elections

Mr Gantz called on Mr Netanyahu to set a date for elections.

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has quit the emergency government in a sign of deepening divisions over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's post-conflict plans for Gaza.

Also on the programme: French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the Parliament and called snap elections in the wake of tonight's European election results; and Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India's prime minister for a third term. 

(Photo: Benny Gantz holds a press conference in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv. Credit: ABIR SULTAN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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