Binyamin Netanyahu fires his defence minister
The Israeli prime minister stamps his authority on his government
Over the past year the two men leading Israel’s war effort could barely hide their contempt for each other. So when Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, announced on November 5th that he was, at last, firing his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, because of the “increasingly wide crisis of confidence” between them, it was not surprising. But the timing, with Israeli troops still fighting in Gaza and Lebanon, and Iran expected to respond to Israel’s recent strikes, was unexpected.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Not very Gallant”
Middle East & Africa November 9th 2024
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