Israel’s Netanyahu fires defense minister, saying mutual trust has ‘cracked’ – POLITICO

Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu fired the country’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday evening, citing a “crisis of trust” between the two men.

“To my sorrow, although in the first months of battle there was this trust, and very fertile work, in recent months this trust was cracked,” Netanyahu said in a video.

“In the midst of a war, more than ever, total trust is needed between PM and defense minister ... my highest obligation as Israel’s prime minister is to guard Israel’s security, and to bring us to total victory.”