The Israeli Prime Minister has announced plans to dissolve the war cabinet, which included Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and opposition politician Benny Gantz. This move marks the end of an eight-month period during which key war decisions were made. The creation of the war cabinet was a condition set by Gantz for his support of Netanyahu and joining the unity government last October. However, Gantz’s resignation from the war cabinet in June led to the collapse of the unity government, putting the right-wing religious coalition back in power.
The dissolution of the war cabinet was largely expected due to the remaining members being Netanyahu and his defense minister. Netanyahu aims to limit the influence of his coalition partners who advocate for extreme measures like an occupation of the Gaza Strip. By dissolving the war cabinet, Netanyahu can avoid complying with demands from these partners while maintaining the decision-making process through small-scale consultations with other relevant officials.
Moving forward, Netanyahu and Gallant will conduct consultations with other relevant officials for important war decisions and present them to the expanded security cabinet as before. Despite some coordination issues within the Israeli leadership, such as conflicting statements on military activities, the overall decision-making process is expected to remain unchanged without
