Benny Gantz, the opposition leader and a former army chief, joined the government for the duration of the conflict. Netanyahu, Gantz and Yoav Gallant , the defence minister, are forming a “war cabinet” as Israeli troops continued to build in the south of the country in preparation for an expected ground invasion.
Netanyahu’s extreme right wing coalition partners will continue to serve in the government. The country’s chief opposition leader, Yair Lapid , was invited to join the cabinet but did not immediately respond .
Inside Gaza, the only power station ran out of fuel, adding to the looming catastrophe, particularly for hospitals. “Soon all services vital for the survival of the population, including hospitals, will no longer function,” said the Mezan centre for human rights in Gaza.
Mahmoud Matar, a surgeon in Gaza, said that hospitals were “completely overwhelmed with the number of injuries and the number of dead”.
He told the BBC: “The smell of death is all around now in Gaza. There is no water, there will be no electricity, and we have very bad network connection. I am currently looking for water to drink.”
The UN humanitarian agency OCHA described a “mass displacement” in the Gaza Strip, with more than 263,000 people fleeing homes. It said that this number was expected to rise further.
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