OAN Staff James Myers
1:54 PM – Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suddenly announced on Tuesday that he had fired the popular Israeli defense minister, who is considered a contact in the Biden administration, after months of conflict over the ongoing war.
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The paper said that Prime Minister Netanyahu personally handed Yoav Gallant a termination letter after a brief meeting in the prime minister's office. era of israel.
“During the first months of the war there was a relationship of trust and very fruitful work, but in the last months this trust between me and the defense minister has cracked,” Netanyahu said in a statement. ” he said.
“We have tried many times to close these gaps, but the gaps have widened further,” he added. “They also became known to the public in an unacceptable way, and even worse, they became known to our enemies. Our enemies relished it and profited a lot from it. I got it.”
Gallant, who will be replaced by Foreign Minister Israel Katz, said that Israel's security “has been and will continue to be my life's mission.”
The sudden shooting sparked protests in Tel Aviv, with the Hostage and Missing Families Forum criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent firing of Gallant, accusing him of trying to “undermine the hostage deal.”
“The dismissal of the Minister of Defense is unfortunate evidence of the inadequate priorities of the Israeli government,” the forum said in a statement.
Some reports suggested that Prime Minister Netanyahu waited until the day of the U.S. election to fire Gallant to avoid criticism from the Biden-Harris administration, which has made the election its main focus, according to U.S. officials who spoke to the newspaper. Suspicions are rising. era of israel.
The U.S. official also claimed that the Biden-Harris administration was caught by surprise by the decision by the Jewish state, which is known to have met regularly with Gallant during the war.
Meanwhile, the United States has repeatedly warned Israel against attacking Iran's energy infrastructure, as well as its nuclear and oil facilities.
Reports last week suggested that Iran may wait until after the US presidential election to strike back against Israel.
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