Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that his fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is getting his job back. – We stand and work together around the clock. Gallant will remain in his position and continue to work for the protection of Israeli citizens, the prime minister said during a press conference. Netanyahu announced in late March that Gallant would step down as minister after the former army general sharply criticized the Israeli government’s attempt to change the mandate of the Supreme Court. Tensions in the conflict-ridden region The demand that Gallant must go came from several leaders in Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition. Yoav Gallant is considered to have significant trust capital within Netanyahu’s Likud party, and Netanyahu wants to avoid a split within the party. The announcement comes at the same time that tensions in the conflict-ridden region have increased during the Easter week. First unrest at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Then rocket fire on Israel from Gaza and Lebanon, to which Israel responded with airstrikes against targets in the same areas. See Elisabet Frerot’s comment in the clip above.
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