Gantz (right) is in disagreement with Netanyahu (French)
Israeli Army Radio said on Monday that the leader of the National Unity Party, member of the Military Ministerial Council, Benny Gantz, attempted to overthrow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, using members of the Likud Party, which the latter leads.
According to the radio, envoys on behalf of Minister Gantz recently made contact with ministers and Knesset members from Likud in an attempt to promote the replacement of Netanyahu in the Knesset.
She added that Likud members were told that if they succeeded in constructively withdrawing confidence from Netanyahu so that the government was not overthrown, they would take care of their political future in the National Unity Party.
The idea is to remove Netanyahu and replace him with another candidate from the Likud Party.
In this regard, the radio said that those close to Gantz proposed different candidates for the position of prime minister, and did not demand that Gantz be appointed to the position, without mentioning the names.
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She pointed out that the basic idea is to appoint an agreed-upon candidate for a specific period, who pledges not to run for the presidency of Likud in the future.
The radio noted that Gantz chose not to comment on the report.
In recent weeks, calls have emerged to hold early elections in Israel, but Netanyahu rejected the idea of elections during wartime.
Netanyahu faces repeated criticism from the Israeli street and a number of politicians, even those affiliated with the War Council, against the backdrop of the crisis of Israeli prisoners detained in the Gaza Strip and the failure to find a path to guarantee their return alive, in addition to accusing his government of failing to detect and deal with the attack of October 7, 2023.
Source: Anadolu Agency