US EditionGantz urges Netanyahu, opposition chiefs to join six-month unity government focused on hostages, draft bill
- On August 23, 2025, former Defence Minister Benny Gantz urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to form a unity government to help secure Gaza hostage releases.
- Gantz proposed a temporary coalition excluding far-right parties, aiming to negotiate a hostage release amid opposition parties' previous refusals.
- The call came after Netanyahu’s security cabinet gave the green light earlier this month to broaden the Gaza offensive, a decision that has led to increased protests demanding a ceasefire agreement.
- During a televised press briefing, Gantz emphasized that he represents the voices of the hostages who cannot speak for themselves and stressed that the state's primary responsibility is to protect the lives of all its citizens.
- If implemented, Gantz's plan could reshape Israel's government and pressure Netanyahu's coalition, which faces collapse risks over conscription laws and far-right resistance.
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On Saturday, the former Chief of Staff in the opposition called for "a government to buy back prisoners", calling for an agreement to release the 50 hostages, both dead and alive, detained in the Gaza Strip as a priority.
·Paris, France
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On Saturday evening, the leader of an opposition party in Israel launched an appeal to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and two other opposition leaders to form a temporary government to free all hostages in Gaza by removing the far right from power. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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Benny Gantz, opposition politician and former defense minister Netanyahus, proposes that all parties except the ultra-rights should coalize to secure the release of Hamas' hostages.
·Munich, Germany
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