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Benny Gantz postpones statement following captive rescue

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has delayed a statement he was due to give later on Saturday, according to Haaretz.

In the statement, he was widely expected to announce his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war-time government.

A spokesperson for Gantz told Haaretz that following the news that Israeli forces had rescued four captives held in Gaza, the statement was postponed.