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Netanyahu says Gallant fired over ‘loss of trust’
David Isaac
November 6, 3024

The dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday led to a battle of narratives as the Prime Minister’s Office said Gallant was fired over disagreements connected to the war’s conduct while the opposition tried to frame the move as petty politics. Four opposition leaders held a joint press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Wednesday, accusing Netanyahu of dismissing Gallant in order to pass a “draft-dodger bill” needed to placate his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners and keep his government from toppling…Sources close to the prime minister told Ynet that Gallant had bucked Netanyahu on a host of key military decisions, including refusing to support the prime minister’s demand to assassinate Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, opposing an IDF presence on the Philadelphi Corridor on the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt, and refusing to let the IDF take charge of the distribution of humanitarian aid to the Strip, which the sources say perpetuates Hamas rule. READ MORE

JPOST Who is Israel’s incoming defense minister, Israel Katz? Shortly after the decision, it was announced that Foreign Minister Israel Katz would take on the role of defense minister, pending government and Knesset confirmation…Unlike several of his predecessors, including Gallant, Katz has not served in any senior military command positions, such as IDF Chief of Staff or commander of Northern or Southern Commands.