Israeli PM Netanyahu Fires Defence Minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

The Prime minister cited lack of trust in him as his reason for firing the defence minister. He claimed he did trust his management of Israel’s ongoing military operations.

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Netanyahu appointed Foreign Minister Israel Katz to succeed Gallant as defence minister, while Gideon Saar becomes the new foreign minister, Netanyahu’s office said in a statement