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Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has quit the emergency government in a row over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's post-conflict plans for Gaza.
Speaking during a news conference on Sunday where he announced his resignation, Mr Gantz said Mr Netanyahu "is preventing us from approaching true victory".
Last month, Mr Gantz set an 8 June deadline for Mr Netanyahu to lay out how Israel would achieve its six "strategic goals", including the end of Hamas rule in Gaza and the establishment of a multinational civilian administration for the territory.
Mr Netanyahu dismissed the comments at the time as "washed-up words" that would mean "defeat for Israel".
Mr Gantz had been a member of Israel's key decision making "war cabinet", along with the prime minister and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
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