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Israel-Gaza attacks: Netanyahu forms emergency government and war cabinet
Source: BBC
Israel's prime minister and a leading opposition figure have agreed to form a temporary emergency government.
Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz have also agreed to form a "war management cabinet" to deal with the conflict.
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Alongside Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gantz, the centrist National Unity Party leader and a former defence minister, the new temporary cabinet would also include Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
The country's main opposition leader, Yair Lapid, has not joined the alliance. However, Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gantz said in a joint statement that a seat would be reserved for him in the war cabinet.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67082351
