Members of the opposition chose to leave Thursday night’s plenum in protest of the new appointments.
Gallant’s firing comes amid a dramatic shift in the geopolitics of Israel’s multi-front war, with Donald Trump’s dramatic re-election to the White House on that same day.
Katz, who served as foreign minister starting in the beginning of 2024, has been known for posting AI photos to his X/Twitter account, including those of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Firing Gallant, in and of itself, at this much later point in the war, may not be a game changer at all.
"My priorities have always remained constant and clear: the State of Israel, the IDF, and the security establishment," Gallant said.
The decision to dismiss Gallant on the evening of the US elections shows a calculated move by the Prime Minister to ensure he would get away with it.
FM Israel Katz has been offered the defense minister role • Gideon Sa'ar offered to join government as new foreign minister
President Milei drew parallels between the Torah’s ‘Lech Lecha’ and Werthein’s new diplomatic mission.
Earlier in October, it was reported that France had banned Israeli firms who partook in combat in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon from participating in the military exhibit.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Wang Yi that his country didn’t want to see the already existing regional conflict expand, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
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