According to the terse letter published by the Prime Minister’s office, Joáv Gallant’s mandate will expire within 48 hours. Bemjanin Netanyahu asked Foreign Minister Yisráel Kac to replace the defense minister, and Gideon Saár, minister without portfolio, to his position.
Unfortunately, although there was trust in the first months of the war and the work was very fruitful, in recent months that trust has broken down between me and the Secretary of Defense
– said in Netanyahu’s video statement.
The Prime Minister indicated that the main reason was that they did not agree on the continuation of the war, Netanyahu also stated that Gallant’s policies are conciliatory “indirectly helped Israel’s enemies”.
Representatives of the opposition criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement, Jair Golan called on the population of the Jewish country for street demonstrations.
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision, stating that Gallant in office “absolute victory cannot be achieved“.
At the same time, the Israeli Channel 12 reported that on Saturday night Police raided Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. According to the channel, the withdrawal of the police “unprecedented”.
It is not known whether this raid is related to the sacking of the defense minister.
Cover image source: MTI
Source: www.portfolio.hu
