Demonstrators in Tel Aviv demand the dismissal of Netanyahu and the release of detainees in Gaza (French)
An opinion poll for the Israeli Channel 12 revealed that 51% of Israelis support the call for early elections in Israel.
It was also revealed that 31% of Israelis believe that the leader of the National Unity Party and member of the Military Ministerial Council, Benny Gantz, should break up the partnership with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu within the framework of the emergency government and withdraw from it.
The opinion poll indicates that 43% believe that Gantz is most suitable to head the government, compared to 27% who say that Netanyahu is most suitable.
It also concluded that the ruling Likud Party led by Netanyahu is losing half its electoral strength, while Gantz, the leader of the State Camp party, has tripled his strength.
In recent weeks, calls have emerged to hold early elections in Israel, but Netanyahu rejected the idea of elections during wartime.
Last Monday, Israeli Army Radio reported that Gantz attempted to overthrow 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.
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.
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: Al Jazeera