Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war Cabinet, on Wednesday called for new elections in September, saying it would bolster the country’s international credibility and reduce tensions within Israel’s deeply polarized society. Gantz stopped short of threatening to leave the war Cabinet, which was formed just days after the October 7 Hamas attack, if embattled right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not accede to his demand. But, according to opinion polls, the retired army general and former defence minister would benefit from a new elections. If they were held today, the centre-right N…