Netanyahu and Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza. Netanyahu had avoided firing his rival until world’s attention was focused on the U.S. presidential election.

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 Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Netanyahu said he had no ...

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, Netanyahu said that “trust between me and the minister o ...