Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Gallant stated that the reason for his dismissal was disagreements with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on three issues.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. It was announced that Foreign Minister Israel Katz will replace Gallant as the new Defense Minister. The country’s new Foreign Minister is Gideon Saar. GALLANT: WE HAD DISAGREEMENTS ON THREE ISSUES Gallant, who was dismissed from his duty by Netanyahu yesterday, made evaluations on the issue from the X platform. Gallant, who stated that his dismissal was the result of three disagreements with Netanyahu, noted that the first of these was “his steadfast stance that everyone of military age must serve in the military.”
ATTITUDES ON COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE Gallant drew attention to the fact that hundreds of soldiers, men and women, have died in the war Israel is waging and that under these conditions everyone should serve in the Israeli army.
He described the bill exempting Ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredim) from compulsory military service as “discriminatory and corrupt.”
ISRAELI PRISONERS Gallant, who stated that the second reason for his dismissal was his adherence to his stance on the return of Israeli prisoners in Gaza to their homes, argued that the return of the prisoners to the country should be ensured swiftly and that it was possible to bring the prisoners back, albeit with some painful concessions.
OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE Gallant, He drew attention to the fact that the third controversial issue between him and Netanyahu was his insistence on the establishment of an official investigation committee regarding the military and intelligence failures in the events of October 7, 2023. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant yesterday.
ISRAEL’S OCCUPATION OF GAZA AFTER OCTOBER 7 Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, carried out a comprehensive attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, under the pretext of “responding to the continuous violations against the Palestinians and holy values, especially the Al-Aqsa Mosque.” Israel announced that 1,200 Israelis were killed and 5,132 people were injured in the attacks on October 7. In Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 43,391 Palestinians, including approximately 17,210 children and 11,742 women, have been killed, and 102,347 people have been injured. While it is reported that there are still thousands of dead under the rubble, hospitals and educational institutions where people take shelter are being targeted and civilian infrastructure is also being destroyed. The Israeli army announced that 780 of its soldiers have died since the start of its attacks on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 368 of whom were during the land invasion process. During the “humanitarian pause” imposed on the clashes for four days on November 24, 2023 and later extended for another three days, 81 Israelis and 240 Palestinians were mutually released. On the other hand, Israel continued to detain and imprison thousands of Palestinians. Since October 7, 2023, 767 Palestinians, including 167 children, have lost their lives in attacks by Israeli soldiers and Israelis who have usurped Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
