Netanyahu fires Israeli defense minister after he came out against PM’s court control plan By . Bruce Golding. Published March 26, 2023. Updated March 26, 2023, 7:34 p.m. ET.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after months of clashes over domestic politics and Israel’s war efforts. In a recorded statement Tuesday evening ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has replaced his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, with Israel Katz, who was the foreign minister. The surprise move has sparked protests across Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv on Oct. 28, 2023. ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for the second time on Tuesday, citing a "crisis of trust" between the two amid Israel's ongoing war against Hamas in ...

Netanyahu fires defense minister who called for halt to judicial overhaul. Updated March 27, 2023. 6 min. Israeli protesters took to the streets March 26 after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, right, arrive to attend a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Feb. 23, 2023.

Netanyahu first attempted to fire Gallant in March 2023 after the defense minister criticized the government’s efforts to weaken Israel’s judiciary, but was forced to quietly back down after ...

In a terse letter given to the defense minister and then released by the prime minister’s office, Netanyahu tells Gallant that “your tenure will end 48 hours from the receipt of this letter.” ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, the Israeli leader announced Tuesday. Netanyahu cited significant differences between their views on how to ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired defense minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday, after Netanyahu said trust between the two officials had “eroded” in recent months following ...