GUIDANCE
A Gaza Cease-Fire Threatens Israel's Government
Nov 15, 2018 | 00:11 GMT
![Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaks during a news conference at the Israeli parliament on Nov. 14, 2018 in Jerusalem.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/lieberman-resigns-display-gettyimages-1061415568.jpg?itok=M8nIpDvB)
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has announced his resignation in protest of the cease-fire Israel agreed to with Hamas after recent heavy rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
(LIOR MIZRAHI/Getty Images)
Highlights
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will face pressure to call for early elections as his coalition risks crumbling over the cease-fire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
- A new Israeli government could shift the country's relationship with the United States, Russia, Turkey and other major allies — especially because Netanyahu has held his seat for so long.
- Qatar's value as an ally risks becoming tarnished if its efforts to support the latest cease-fire fail to calm the tense situation in Gaza.
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