Benjamin Netanyahu fires Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant
by Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6S0DG)
Gallant was widely seen by Israel's allies as a brake on far-right elements of the country's coalition government
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has fired his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, a figure widely considered by Israel's international allies to be a brake on the far-right elements of the country's coalition government.
Netanyahu said in a video statement late on Tuesday that significant gaps on handling the battle" in Gaza had emerged.
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