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.

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.

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 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 (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister on Sunday, a day after he called on the Israeli leader to halt a planned judicial overhaul that has fiercely divided ...

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided, this evening (Sunday, 26 March 2023), to dismiss Defense Minister Yoav Gallant,” Netanyahu’s office said in a single sentence just after 9 p.m.

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. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Israel Israel's Netanyahu fires defense minister over opposition to judicial overhaul; protests erupt Thousands of protesters clashed with police on the streets outside Netanyahu's home in ...

Netanyahu’s dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant signaled that the prime minister and his allies will barrel ahead this week with the overhaul plan. Gallant had been the first senior member of ...