Between Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, deep differences over the war in Gaza and Lebanon
For months, disagreements have been coming to light between the prime minister of the Jewish State and his minister over the conduct of the war in Gaza and Lebanon. The disputes focused, above all, on how to wage war in the Palestinian enclave and on the rapid opening of a front against the Lebanese Hezbollah, an option defended by Yoav Gallant, but that Benjamin Netanyahu rejected.
By September, tensions between Yoav Gallant and the prime minister had reached such a point that the latter made the decision to part ways with his minister and replace him with Gideon Saar, a rival who would likely strengthen Netanyahu’s fragile coalition. But the acceleration of events in Lebanon finally justified the minister’s continued position. Given the transformation of “northern front” In an open war, it seemed impossible to thank a Defense Minister so close to his generals and the military apparatus.
In Israel, the endless wars of Yoav Gallant, Minister of Defense
By Jean-Philippe Rémy
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This should have been too much humiliation. The one inflicted by the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on his Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, by abruptly ending his planned trip to Washington, on Wednesday, October 9. The purpose of this visit was to meet with his counterpart, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, as Israeli attacks against Iran are prepared. Its cancellation could have caused an open crisis between the two Israeli leaders waging war in Gaza, and now in Lebanon, with disagreements exposed for months. But Yoav Galán obeyed. Once again, he reluctantly served the objectives of the Prime Minister, who regained control of the channel between Israel and the United States, greatly disturbed by his own tensions with Joe Biden. The latter no longer hides his dislike of the Israeli leader.
