Netanyahu fires Yoav Gallant – Tehran Times
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired war minister Yoav Gallant and appointed Israel Katz to succeed him, triggering protests across the country. In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, Netanyahu said he had lost confidence in Gallant over the management of Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon. “Over the past few months that trust has
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired war minister Yoav Gallant and appointed Israel Katz to succeed him, triggering protests across the country.
In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, Netanyahu said he had lost confidence in Gallant over the management of Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
“Over the past few months that trust has eroded. In light of this, I decided today to end the term of the defence minister,” the prime minister said in a statement issued by his office.
The statement added that the differences between Netanyahu and Gallant “grew wider” and became known by the public “in an unusual manner and, worse, became known to our enemies, who took pleasure in them and derived substantial benefit from them”.