Israel's sacked defence minister Yoav Gallant is a former general who shaped the war against Hamas in Gaza, but fell out of favour with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the future of the campaign.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday due to their disagreements over the prosecution of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Israel Katz, the country’s foreign minister,

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 of defense has cracked.