Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is delaying a decision on formally firing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant due to ongoing security tensions, the Prime Minister’s Office says in a statement sent to journalists.
Netanyahu announced last week that he had fired Gallant after the minister called on the government to halt its judicial overhaul. Despite the announcement — which set off massive protests that pushed the government to accept Gallant’s recommendation — the defense chief has remained at the helm.
TV reports on Friday indicated that talks were underway for Gallant to apologize for the remarks and profess his loyalty to the prime minister in order to keep his job. According to the reports, Gallant is willing to apologize for the timing of his remarks, but no more.
On Sunday, Gallant warned Iran and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist group that Israel would not tolerate any efforts to harm the country or its citizens, after a series of airstrikes in Syria that the Syrian government attributed to Israel and a warning from Iran over the attacks.
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