Gantz Offers Truce to Secure Gaza Hostage Deal
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Benny Gantz Calls for Unity Government in Israel to Secure Hostage Release
Benny Gantz. File | Photo Credit: AP
Israeli former Defence Minister benny Gantz on Saturday (August 23, 2025) called on prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to forge a unity government along with members of the opposition in a bid to help release the hostages held in Gaza.
Mr. Netanyahu’s coalition government depends on support from far-right members who oppose ending the war and making any deal with Palestinian group Hamas, whose October 2023 attack on Israel sparked the Gaza war.