Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Netanyahu set to fire war minister Gallant amid dispute over Gaza failure

(Netanyahu wants to replace Yoav Gallant apparently because he's not genocidal enough for his liking. Seems like there are still some children in Gaza who still have the use of their legs and that just wont do for 'the most moral army in the world')

from PressTV

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to fire Yoav Gallant, the regime's military affairs minister as significant disagreements deepen over the Gaza war amid intense pressure from far-right coalition partners opposing his push for a large-scale military campaign. 

Israeli public broadcaster KAN, citing informed sources on Monday, reported that negotiations are in progress between Netanyahu's office and Gideon Sa'ar, leader of the right-wing New Hope party, regarding the potential replacement of Gallant, who has been at odds with Netanyahu.

It reported that an announcement might be imminent, while Channel 13 indicated that Netanyahu's wife, Sara, a pivotal player in the situation, remained indecisive and unconvinced about the advantages of replacing a troublesome minister with one deemed disloyal.

Following the report, far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir said on X platform that he had been demanding Gallant’s ouster for months “and the time has come to do so immediately.”

"We must resolve the situation in the north and Gallant is not the right man to lead this," Ben Gvir had formerly said, referring to a possible escalation with Hezbollah...

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