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The Israeli media focused on the repercussions of the dismissal of the Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant During the war, Israeli circles fear the Prime Minister's move Benjamin Netanyahu On the dismissal of the chiefs of staff and the Shin Bet as well.
Israeli Channel 12 quoted senior officials in the security services and army as saying: “Appointment Yisrael Katz “A new defense minister is disturbing and poses a threat to Israel's security.”
According to these officials, appointing “a person without experience and deep knowledge of the army in times of war is considered real negligence.”
Members are honest The Knesset (Parliament) early Friday morning confirmed the appointment of Katz as Minister of Defense instead of Gallant, in addition to the appointment of Gideon Saar Leader of the Official Right Party, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
This came after Netanyahu's decision to dismiss Gallant last Tuesday, and justified it by the crisis of trust that gradually arose between them, and did not allow for normal management of the war.
He was considered the leader of the opposition Yair Lapid The goal of appointing Katz as Defense Minister is to enable Netanyahu to pass a law exempting ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredim) from military service.
It was not ruled out Ehud BarakHe is a former Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Chief of Staff. A dismissal similar to the current Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy Shin Bet head Ronen Bar within a week or two.
But at the same time, Barak believes that “it is difficult to dismiss the government’s judicial advisor,” and attributed this to the fact that the matter “will accelerate the issuance of international arrest warrants against Israeli officials.”
In turn, Reserve Major General Tal Russo, former commander of the southern region of the Israeli army, said that Katz will be just a puppet for Netanyahu, “and he is irresponsible because he accepted the position and has no skills.”
Russo agreed with Barak about the possibility of dismissing Halevy and Bar, as he believes that Netanyahu would take such a step “if it would help him hold the two people responsible for everything that happened.”
Nir Dvori, a military affairs correspondent for the Israeli Channel 12, expressed his conviction that Gallant's dismissal makes evasion of military service “eternal” and “contradicts Israel's security interests.”
Dvori described the scene as: Israel Which is waging a war that “abandons those who serve in the army and supports those who evade conscription.”
In the context of the repercussions of return Donald Trump To the White House after his victory in the presidential elections, the Israeli channel “Kan 11” quoted an Arab diplomat – which it did not name – as saying that “Trump's victory and Gallant's dismissal will make it difficult to reach a prisoner exchange deal before next January.”
According to the Arab diplomat, “The Israeli government will not deal seriously with the administration of the outgoing American president joe biden“The dismissal of Gallant also indicates that Netanyahu intends to continue the war with all ferocity in… Gaza Strip.
