Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his celebrated defense minister, Yoav Gallant, successful a astonishment announcement.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) speaks to Defence Minister Yoav Gallant (L) astatine nan opening of nan 25th Parliament convention successful Jerusalem connected October 28, 2024. (Photo by DEBBIE HILL / POOL / AFP) (Photo by DEBBIE HILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) speaks to Defence Minister Yoav Gallant (L) astatine nan opening of nan 25th Parliament convention successful Jerusalem connected October 28, 2024. (Photo by DEBBIE HILL / POOL / AFP) (Photo by DEBBIE HILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his celebrated defense minister, Yoav Gallant, successful a astonishment announcement.

Netanyahu and Gallant person many times been astatine likelihood passim nan warfare successful Gaza. But Netanyahu had avoided firing his rival.

A erstwhile effort to occurrence Gallant successful March 2023 sparked wide thoroughfare protests against Netanyahu.

The premier curate announced his determination precocious Tuesday.

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