Israel PM Netanyahu fires defence minister over ‘crisis of trust’

JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday (Nov 5) citing a “crisis of trust” and replaced him with Israel Katz, previously the foreign minister.
Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli forces issued new evacuation orders in the north of the Gaza Strip and carried out military strikes which Palestinian medics and media said had killed at least 35 people since Monday night.
The prime minister named Gideon Saar as the new foreign minister, Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
More than 43,300 Palestinians have been killed in more than a year of war in Gaza, health authorities in Gaza say, and much of the territory has been reduced to ruins.
The war began after Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on Oct 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages back to Gaza, according to Israeli tallies.
Announcing plans for a rare transfer of patients out of Gaza, a World Health Organization official said more than 100 people would be evacuated from Gaza on Wednesday, including children suffering from trauma injuries and chronic diseases.