Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense chief and centrist opposition party leader Benny Gantz have agreed to form an emergency government. The news comes from a joint statement from Gantz's National Unity party.
Hamas militants attacked Israel from the Gaza Strip on Saturday in a surprise attack that left more than 1,200 dead, the deadliest attack by Palestinian militants in Israel's history.
Israel responded with a massive bombardment of Gaza, killing 1,055 people, and stationed thousands of troops around the enclave, waiting to launch a ground attack aimed at destroying Hamas.
The parties agreed to form a war cabinet consisting of Netanyahu, Gantz and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, it said in a statement to the media this Wednesday, and during the fighting with Hamas in Gaza will not promote any policy or law unrelated to the situation.