A showdown between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over the Gaza war is the latest in a series of confrontations that have tested the notion of Cabinet unity to the breaking point over the past 18 months.

Netanyahu said on Monday the two could work together ¡°as long as there is trust,¡± but that all ministers were beholden to Cabinet decisions.

¡°And that is the main thing that is now being tested,¡± he told a press conference.