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

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 fires defense chief who urged halt to overhaul of Israel's judiciary The move by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled he will move ahead with a contentious plan to overhaul ...

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Galant after he called on the government to halt its controversial judicial reform, a spokesman for Netanyahu's right ...

Netanyahu fires Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, after months of clashes over war and politics By Tamar Michaelis, Tara John and Mick Krever, CNN Nov 5, 2024 ...

Netanyahu last tried to fire Gallant in March of 2023, when the defense minister publicly voiced opposition to the government’s effort to weaken the judiciary. Protests forced Netanyahu to ...

Netanyahu's decision came less than a day after the defense minister called for a pause in the controversial legislation that would overhaul Israel's judiciary.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister on Sunday, a day after the former army general called for a halt to the planned overhaul of Israel’s judiciary that has ...

(CNN) — 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 ...