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Ben Gvir demands Gallant be fired, says he must be replaced to achieve war’s goals
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir demands that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant be fired after he publicly challenges Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the postwar governance of Gaza.
“From Gallant’s point of view, there is no difference between whether Gaza is controlled by IDF soldiers or whether Hamas murderers control it,” he tweets.
“This is the essence of the conception of a defense minister who failed on October 7, and continues to fail even now. Such a defense minister must be replaced in order to achieve the goals of the war.”
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