By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran, with wires
One evil out – another evil in – Mark
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked his defence minister Yoav Gallant, describing a ‘crisis of trust’ between the pair over Israel’s handling of wars on multiple fronts.
In a video statement on Tuesday night, Jerusalem time, Mr Netanyahu announced he had pushed Mr Gallant out.
“In the midst of a war, more than ever, full trust is required between the prime minister and the minister of defence,” Mr Netanyahu said.
“Unfortunately, although in the first months of the campaign there was such trust and there was very fruitful work, during the last months this trust cracked between me and the minister of defence.”
He insisted he had tried to rebuild the relationship and “bridge the gaps” with Mr Gallant, but had little success.
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