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Citing ‘gaps, crisis of trust’, Netanyahu fires Gallant

Yoav Gallant

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defence minister Yoav Gallant in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region.

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Netanyahu and Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza. But Netanyahu had avoided firing his rival. Netanyahu cited “significant gaps” and a “crisis of trust” between the men in his Tuesday evening announcement. “In the midst of a war, more than ever, full trust is required between the prime minister and defence minister,” Netanyahu said.

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Gallant, a former general who has gained public respect with a gruff, no-nonsense personality, said in a statement: “The security of the state of Israel always was, and will always remain, my life's mission.”

Gallant will be replaced by Foreign Minister Israel Katz, a Netanyahu loyalist and veteran minister who was a junior officer in the military. Gideon Saar, a former Netanyahu rival who recently rejoined the government, will take the foreign affairs post.

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