Benny Gantz, centrist member of Israel’s war cabinet, resigns

Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-member war cabinet, announces his resignation in a statement in Ramat Gan, Israel (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war cabinet, has announced his resignation, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of mismanaging the war effort and putting his own “political survival” over the country’s security needs.

The move does not immediately pose a threat to Mr Netanyahu, who still controls a majority coalition in parliament.