- Gantz proposed bringing a temporary US-European-Arab-Palestinian system of civil administration for Gaza, with Israel retaining overall control of security.

- He also suggested spreading the burden of national service across Israelis by including ultra-Orthodox Jews, who are currently exempt from the draft due to protection by two parties in Netanyahu’s coalition cabinet.

- US President Joe Biden told Time Magazine that there is reason to believe Netanyahu is prolonging the war on Gaza for his own political survival.

This belief stems from the idea that the war will protect Netanyahu from bribery, fraud, and breach of trust charges that have been pending since his 2019 indictment.

- Any future plan for Gaza may split Netanyahu's coalition cabinet, with some members wanting to build illegal settlements and others, like Gantz, wanting it administered by an international task force.

- Netanyahu, who campaigned as “Mr.

Security,” may be trying to avoid dealing with the failures of October 7, when the Palestinian group Hamas led an attack on Israel that resulted in 1,139 people being killed and dozens taken captive.

- Gantz's departure from the war cabinet, which included him, Netanyahu, and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, leaves a slot open for one of the far-right politicians Netanyahu relies on to sustain his rule.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has already expressed interest in Gantz’s war cabinet seat.

- While Gantz was an ineffective political counterweight, his departure will remove a strong voice critical of the far right from Israeli politics.

Ben-Gvir and Smotrich are clear that their plan for Gaza involves its people “voluntarily migrating” and Israel settling it.

Netanyahu may oppose this but has yet to confront the far right on any significant issue since the war on Gaza began in October.

- Israelis still seem divided on the war, but Netanyahu aims to “destroy Hamas” and free the captives through military means.

Every week, tens of thousands of people gather in Democracy Square in Tel Aviv and other locations to demand an exchange deal to release the captives and the dismissal of Prime Minister Netanyahu.

- Polling shows Gantz consistently leading over Netanyahu, with Netanyahu only edging ahead when Gantz threatened to quit the cabinet, which was deemed unpatriotic.

Gantz feels that if Netanyahu can hold his coalition together until the summer recess, electoral laws would mean an election could not happen until March.

- Despite being the preferred interlocutor for the United States, Gantz’s resignation is unlikely to change anything.

The US and Western states have continued to supply Israel with arms and diplomatic support since it started bombing Gaza in October, ignoring international accusations of “genocide” and applications for international arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant.

Even the apparent rejection of a ceasefire plan presented by Biden has done little to undermine support for Israel from the US.