defense dilemmas
As tensions rise with Lebanon, a flurry of reports suggests Netanyahu wants to fire Gallant
Gallant tells White House envoy Hochstein that the possibility for an agreement with Hezbollah is running out and the ‘only way left to ensure the return of Israel’s northern communities to their homes will be via military action’

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stand during an honor cordon at the Pentagon on June 25, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia.
Reports continued to swirl on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to oust Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, with whom he has clashed multiple times over the past year on policies relating to the war both on...