Middle East war blowback; Israeli PM fires his Defence Minister
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over a breakdown in trust during the Gaza bombardment, his office said according to AFP.
“Over the past few months that trust has eroded. In light of this, I decided today to end the term of the defence minister,” Netanyahu said in a statement issued by his office, adding that he had appointed Foreign Minister Israel Katz to take his place.
