Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has disbanded his war Cabinet, consolidating his influence over the Israel-Hamas war and potentially diminishing the chances of a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. The move came days after his chief political rival, Benny Gantz, withdrew from the three-member cabinet. Major war policies will now be approved by Netanyahu's security Cabinet, a larger body dominated by hard-liners who oppose the U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal and want to press ahead with the war.
