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06/04/2024

Amid Spreading Rebellions, Netanyahu Strains to Keep Cabinet Together

His war cabinet is nearing the brink of collapse

Eight months into Israel’s war in Gaza, a string of standoffs, schisms and ultimatums have brought Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency war cabinet to the brink of collapse and raised the prospect that his own coalition could follow, possibly leading to new elections.

Externally, the embattled prime minister is under growing pressure from the public to bring home Israel’s remaining hostages and from the Biden administration to reach a cease-fire agreement with Hamas. Within his unity government, formed less than a week after the deadly militant attacks on Oct. 7, he is contending with rebellions by allies and opponents alike.

Conservative hard-liners openly pledged over the weekend to pull out of the government if Netanyahu agrees to the deal that President Joe Biden promoted Friday as "an Israeli proposal."

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