Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Israeli PM Fires Defense Minister Yoav Galant

© AP Photo / Ariel SchalitYoav Galant
Yoav Galant - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 06.11.2024
Subscribe
Yoav Gallant served as Israel's Minister of Defense from 2022 until his dismissal in November 2024. A former military officer, he previously held positions in the Israeli Navy, Knesset, and various ministries, including construction and education.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Galant.
According to Benjamin Netanyahu, there was trust between him and Galant in the first months of the current conflict in Gaza and they worked productively, but "in recent months, that trust [...] has cracked."
The prime minister noted that significant differences were discovered in his relationship with the defense minister over the leadership of the military campaign, which were accompanied by statements and actions that contradicted government decisions and cabinet decisions.
Flags of Arab countries are seen in Algiers, Algeria, Monday, Oct. 31st, 2022. Algeria is readying to host the 31st Arab League Summit, the first since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. In the three years that's passed, new challenges have drastically reshaped the region's agenda, with the establishment of diplomatic ties between Israel and the gulf, and the fallout of the crisis in Ukraine. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 01.11.2024
Israel-Palestine Escalation
Arab League Reportedly Calls for UN Resolution Against Israel's Decision to Ban UNRWA
Netanyahu said he had decided to appoint Foreign Minister Israel Katz as defense minister.
He also said he had proposed Gideon Sa'ar, a minister without a portfolio, to take over as foreign minister.
Newsfeed
0