At funeral for Sha'ar Hanegev council head Ofir Libstein, minister in war cabinet says only once destroyed areas in south have been rebuilt 'will we be victorious'

PM opens expanded cabinet meeting with moment of silence for lives lost: 'Hamas thought we would break -- we will break Hamas'

5 National Unity ministers join government, including 2 former IDF chiefs of staff; Lapid accuses coalition of 'unpardonable failure'; Health Ministry passes to Shas's Uriel Buso

Former IDF chief of staff has leveraged government's need for broader political legitimacy and military experience to achieve a role of real influence

Introducing 'national emergency government,' Netanyahu says Hamas shot children in head, burned people alive, raped women; Gantz says partisan politics put aside to safeguard Israel

Lapid still sitting out new coalition over demand that PM oust Smotrich, Ben Gvir; all non-wartime legislation suspended, including judicial overhaul

Politicians meet to hash out details after prolonged delay draws criticism; opposition party head has demanded creation of small war cabinet and a say over war management

Netanyahu offers arrangement without preconditions, apparently rejecting Gantz proposal for narrow war cabinet, while Lapid's Yesh Atid not involved in negotiations

National Unity head says he'll back premier if given influence over security matters; Yisrael Beytenu demands commitment to toppling Hamas

Images said to date from tenure as defense minister show him posing with a glass of wine in a bathroom; photo of Gantz in swimsuit also distributed online