Gantz currently leads in the polls by a wide margin.
Share on email , a prominent member of Israel's war cabinet, called on Wednesday for early elections to be held in September — before the one-year anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attacks that shook the country.This is the first time since Oct. 7 that Gantz, a retired army general who currently leads in the polls by a wide margin, has called for early elections.
The polls showed Gantz beating Netanyahu in favorability, with close to 50% of Israelis saying he was the right person to be the next prime minister. Roughly 35% said the same about Netanyahu.: "In order to maintain our unity, the public needs to know that we are going to ask for its trust again soon and that we don't disregard the Oct. 7 tragedy. This is why we need to agree on a date for an early election during September," Gantz said at a press conference.
Gantz stressed that he would leave the emergency government if he reaches the conclusion that Netanyahu is sabotaging efforts to reach a
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