Benny Gantz , a popular centrist former military chief, joined Netanyahu's government shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in a show of unity.

Minister Without Portfolio Benny Gantz told the press Thursday that, as a former IDF chief of staff and defense minister, he bears some responsibility for Hamas’s surprise attack on October 7.

In the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks, Benny Gantz has emerged as the most likely candidate to take on Israel’s current prime minister.

Israeli Minister Gantz sets June 8 deadline for Gaza plan. Threatens to exit government if demands unmet. Netanyahu office responds with ultimatums.

Gantz, like fellow war cabinet members Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, has repeatedly said Israel was forced into war by Hamas’s brazen attack, along with a ...

Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet, is seen talking to the media after a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on March 4 in Washington, D.C. He resigned from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...