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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Talks to replace Gallant as defense minister said postponed due to security consultations
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"
Negotiations to replace Defense Minister Yoav Gallant with Gideon Sa’ar, the chairman of the opposition New Hope party, have been postponed due to security consultations, Channel 12 reports.
According to the network, Mossad chief David Barnea recently left an extended meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Responding to the news of the talks’ postponement, National Unity chairman Benny Gantz appeals to Netanyahu in a tweet, stating that “it is not too late to stop the madness.”
“The citizens of Israel and their security are more important than petty politics,” he writes.
