Israel’s defence minister has resigned in protest over a cease-fire reached with Gaza militants, in a move that rocked the Israeli political scene and seemed likely to bring about early elections.
Avigdor Lieberman said the cease-fire amounted to “surrender to terrorism” after two days of heavy fighting, and that he could no longer serve a government that endorsed it. He had demanded a far stronger Israeli response to the most intense round of rocket fire against Israel since a 50-day war in 2014, but appeared to have been overruled by PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
His resignation delivers a major blow to Netanyahu’s coalition government and sparked immediate calls for early elections. Opposition parties joined Lieberman, demanding fresh election.
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